Genesis 16
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 16 of 50
Chapter Summary
1 Sarai, barren, gives Hagar to Abram. 4 Hagar despises her mistress. 6 Hagar flees. 7 An angel sends her back to submit herself, 11 and tells her of her child. 15 Ishmael is born.
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People & Context
Sarai, being barren, gives her Egyptian slave-girl Hagar to Abram to be his wife, after Abram has lived ten years in Canaan.
Hagar conceives, and upon realizing she is pregnant, she begins to despise her mistress Sarai.
Sarai complains to Abram, who tells her to do as she sees fit. Sarai deals harshly with Hagar, causing her to flee.
Timeline
Sarai, being barren, gives her Egyptian slave-girl Hagar to Abram to be his wife, after Abram has lived ten years in Canaan.
Genesis 16:1-3Hagar conceives, and upon realizing she is pregnant, she begins to despise her mistress Sarai.
Genesis 16:4Sarai complains to Abram, who tells her to do as she sees fit. Sarai deals harshly with Hagar, causing her to flee.
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