Genesis 16

Hagar and Ishmael

1 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, *Gen. 11:30; 15:2, 3had borne him no children. And she had *Gen. 12:16; 21:9an Egyptian maidservant whose name was *Gal. 4:24Hagar. 2 *Gen. 30:3So Sarai said to Abram, "See now, the Lord*Gen. 20:18has restrained me from bearing children. Please, *Gen. 30:3, 9go in to my maid; perhaps I shall obtain children by her." And Abram *Gen. 3:17heeded the voice of Sarai. 3 Then Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar her maid, the Egyptian, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife, after Abram *Gen. 12:4, 5had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan. 4 So he went in to Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress became *1 Sam. 1:6, 7; (Prov. 30:21, 23)despised in her eyes.

5 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. *Gen. 31:53; Ex. 5:21The Lord judge between you and me."

6 *1 Pet. 3:7So Abram said to Sarai, "Indeed your maid is in your hand; do to her as you please." And when Sarai dealt harshly with her, *Gen. 16:9; Ex. 2:15she fled from her presence.

7 Now the *Gen. 21:17, 18; 22:11, 15; 31:11Angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, *Gen. 20:1; 25:18by the spring on the way to *Ex. 15:22Shur. 8 And He said, "Hagar, Sarai’s maid, where have you come from, and where are you going?"

She said, "I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress Sarai."

9 The Angel of the Lord said to her, "Return to your mistress, and *(Titus 2:9)submit yourself under her hand." 10 Then the Angel of the Lord said to her, *Gen. 17:20"I will multiply your descendants exceedingly, so that they shall not be counted for multitude." 11 And the Angel of the Lord said to her:

"Behold, you are with child,

*Luke 1:13, 31And you shall bear a son.

You shall call his name Ishmael,

Because the Lord has heard your affliction.

12 *Gen. 21:20; Job 24:5; 39:5–8He shall be a wild man;

His hand shallbe against every man,

And every man’s hand against him.

*Gen. 25:18And he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren."

13 Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, You-Are-the-God-Who-Sees; for she said, "Have I also here seen Him *Gen. 31:42who sees me?" 14 Therefore the well was called *Gen. 24:62Beer Lahai Roi; observe, itis*Gen. 14:7; Num. 13:26between Kadesh and Bered.

15 So *Gal. 4:22Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram named his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael. 16 Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.