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In a move born out of desperation and a longing for a family, Sarai, Abram's wife, gives her maidservant Hagar to Abram in the hopes of bearing a child. This decision sparks a series of events marked by conflict, divine intervention, and the birth of Ishmael, the forefather of a great nation. 1.
Genesis 16. New International Version. Hagar and Ishmael. 16 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian slave named Hagar; 2 so she said to Abram, “The Lord has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my slave; perhaps I can build a family through her.”
What does Genesis chapter 16 mean? Genesis 16 continues to follow the life of one of Israel's greatest patriarchs: Abram, who will soon be renamed Abraham. To this point, Abram and his wife Sarai are still childless, despite Abram being well over seventy-five years old (Genesis 12:4).
Analysis. After they have lived in Canaan for 10 years, Sarai has born Abram no children. She tells Abram that because God has kept her from having children, perhaps she is meant to have children by means of Hagar, her Egyptian slave-girl.
- (1-2) Sarai Proposes A Child For Abram Through Hagar.
- (3-4) Abram Agrees with Sarai’s Suggestion.
- (5-6) Sarai’s Anger Towards Hagar.
Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. And she had an Egyptian maidservant whose name was Hagar. So Sarai said to Abram, “See now, the LORD has restrained me from bearing children. Please, go in to my maid; perhaps I shall obtain children by her.” And Abram heeded the voice of Sarai. a. Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no childre...
Then Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar her maid, the Egyptian, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan. So he went in to Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress became despised in her eyes. a. Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar her maid, the Egyptian,...
Then Sarai said to Abram, “My wrong be upon you! I gave my maid into your embrace; and when she saw that she had conceived, I became despised in her eyes. The LORD judge between you and me.” So Abram said to Sarai, “Indeed your maid isin your hand; do to her as you please.” And when Sarai dealt harshly with her, she fled from her presence. a. My wr...
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Sarai and Hagar. 16 Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had borne him no children. She had a female Egyptian servant whose name was Hagar. 2 And Sarai said to Abram, “Behold now, the Lord has prevented me from bearing children. Go in to my servant; it may be that I shall obtain children[a] by her.”
