Genesis 16:1
The Birth of Ishmael Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had not given birth to any children, but she had an Egyptian servant named Hagar.
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- Gal 4:24 : 24 These things may be treated as an allegory, for these women represent two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai bearing children for slavery; this is Hagar.
- Gen 12:16 : 16 and he did treat Abram well on account of her. Abram received sheep and cattle, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.
- Gen 15:2-3 : 2 But Abram said,“O Sovereign LORD, what will you give me since I continue to be childless, and my heir is Eliezer of Damascus?” 3 Abram added,“Since you have not given me a descendant, then look, one born in my house will be my heir!”
- Gen 21:21 : 21 He lived in the wilderness of Paran. His mother found a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
- Gen 25:21 : 21 Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife because she was childless. The LORD answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.
- Judg 13:2 : 2 There was a man named Manoah from Zorah, from the Danite tribe. His wife was infertile and childless.
- Luke 1:7 : 7 But they did not have a child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both very old.
- Luke 1:36 : 36 “And look, your relative Elizabeth has also become pregnant with a son in her old age– although she was called barren, she is now in her sixth month!
- Gen 21:9-9 : 9 But Sarah noticed the son of Hagar the Egyptian– the son whom Hagar had borne to Abraham– mocking. 10 So she said to Abraham,“Banish that slave woman and her son, for the son of that slave woman will not be an heir along with my son Isaac!”
- Gen 21:12 : 12 But God said to Abraham,“Do not be upset about the boy or your slave wife. Do all that Sarah is telling you because through Isaac your descendants will be counted.
- Gen 11:30 : 30 But Sarai was barren; she had no children.
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- Gen 16:2-98 verses90%
2So Sarai said to Abram,“Since the LORD has prevented me from having children, please sleep with my servant. Perhaps I can have a family by her.” Abram did what Sarai told him.
3So after Abram had lived in Canaan for ten years, Sarai, Abram’s wife, gave Hagar, her Egyptian servant, to her husband to be his wife.
4He slept with Hagar, and she became pregnant. Once Hagar realized she was pregnant, she despised Sarai.
5Then Sarai said to Abram,“You have brought this wrong on me! I gave my servant into your embrace, but when she realized that she was pregnant, she despised me. May the LORD judge between you and me!”
6Abram said to Sarai,“Since your servant is under your authority, do to her whatever you think best.” Then Sarai treated Hagar harshly, so she ran away from Sarai.
7The LORD’s angel found Hagar near a spring of water in the wilderness– the spring that is along the road to Shur.
8He said,“Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?” She replied,“I’m running away from my mistress, Sarai.”
9Then the LORD’s angel said to her,“Return to your mistress and submit to her authority.
- Gen 11:29-313 verses83%
29And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai. And the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah; she was the daughter of Haran, who was the father of both Milcah and Iscah.
30But Sarai was barren; she had no children.
31Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot(the son of Haran), and his daughter-in-law Sarai, his son Abram’s wife, and with them he set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan. When they came to Haran, they settled there.
- Gen 16:15-162 verses82%
15So Hagar gave birth to Abram’s son, whom Abram named Ishmael.
16(Now Abram was 86 years old when Hagar gave birth to Ishmael.)
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12The Sons of Ishmael This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s servant, bore to Abraham.
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15Then God said to Abraham,“As for your wife, you must no longer call her Sarai; Sarah will be her name.
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3Abram added,“Since you have not given me a descendant, then look, one born in my house will be my heir!”
- Gen 12:16-183 verses74%
16and he did treat Abram well on account of her. Abram received sheep and cattle, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.
17But the LORD struck Pharaoh and his household with severe diseases because of Sarai, Abram’s wife.
18So Pharaoh summoned Abram and said,“What is this you have done to me? Why didn’t you tell me that she was your wife?
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36My master’s wife Sarah bore a son to him when she was old, and my master has given him everything he owns.
- Gen 21:9-102 verses74%
9But Sarah noticed the son of Hagar the Egyptian– the son whom Hagar had borne to Abraham– mocking.
10So she said to Abraham,“Banish that slave woman and her son, for the son of that slave woman will not be an heir along with my son Isaac!”
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2So Sarah became pregnant and bore Abraham a son in his old age at the appointed time that God had told him.
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11Abraham and Sarah were old and advancing in years; Sarah had long since passed menopause.)
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11Then the LORD’s angel said to her,“You are now pregnant and are about to give birth to a son. You are to name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard your painful groans.
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2Abraham said about his wife Sarah,“She is my sister.” So Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for Sarah and took her.
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11As he approached Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai,“Look, I know that you are a beautiful woman.
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14When Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
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22For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.