b.
The two women — an allegory
16:1-16
Gen. 16
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16:1
Now 1Sarai, Abram’s wife,
abore him no children; and she had an Egyptian female servant, whose name was
1bHagar.
Gen. 16
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16:2
And Sarai said to Abram, Because
aJehovah has prevented me from bearing, please go in to my female servant; perhaps I will
1have children through her. And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.
Gen. 16
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16:3
So after Abram had dwelt
aten years in the land of Canaan, Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her female servant, and gave her to Abram her husband to be a wife.
Gen. 16
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16:4
And he went in to Hagar, and she conceived; and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
Gen. 16
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16:5
And Sarai said to Abram, May the wrong
done to me be upon you. I gave my female servant into your bosom, and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes. May Jehovah judge between me and you.
Gen. 16
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16:6
And Abram said to Sarai, Your female servant is now in your hand; do to her what is good in your eyes. So Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from before her.
Gen. 16
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16:7
And the
1aAngel of Jehovah found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur.
Gen. 16
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16:8
And He said, Hagar, Sarai’s female servant, where did you come from and where are you going? And she said, I am fleeing from before my mistress Sarai.
Gen. 16
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16:9
And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hands.
Gen. 16
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16:10
And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, I will greatly
amultiply your seed, so that it will not be counted for multitude.
Gen. 16
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16:11
And the Angel of Jehovah said to her,
You have now conceived
And will bear a son,
And you shall call his name
1Ishmael,
Because Jehovah has heard of your affliction.
Gen. 16
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16:12
And he will be a wild ass of a man;
His hand will be against everyone,
And everyone’s hand, against him;
And he will settle down opposite all his brothers.
Gen. 16
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16:13
And she called the name of Jehovah who spoke to her,
1You are a
2God who reveals Himself, for she said,
3Do I even remain here after He has revealed Himself to me?
Gen. 16
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16:14
Therefore the well was called
1Beer-lahai-roi; there it is, between Kadesh and Bered.
Gen. 16
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16:15
And aHagar bore Abram a son, and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore,
1Ishmael.
Gen. 16
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16:16
And Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.
