Tag: Genesis 16
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God’s Mercy: Meditations on Hagar (Genesis 16 and 21)
Little is known about Hagar’s back story. Many Bible commentaries conclude that this Egyptian woman found herself gifted as a maidservant by Pharoah to a beautiful woman named Sarai, later renamed as Sarah (Genesis 12:15-16; Genesis 17:15). Regardless of how Hagar ended up with Sarah and Abraham, according to Genesis 16:3, she was forced into…
Redeemed Woman 