Hagar

Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, bore him no children. She had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. — read the full passage →

The child grew, and was weaned. Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned. — read the full passage →

Now this is the history of the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bore to Abraham.

These things contain an allegory, for these are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children to bondage, which is Hagar. — read the full passage →

As for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He will become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.

God heard the voice of the boy. The angel of God called to Hagar out of the sky, and said to her, “What ails you, Hagar? Don’t be afraid. For God has heard the voice of the boy where he is. — read the full passage →

Yahweh’s angel found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain on the way to Shur. — read the full passage →

They lived from Havilah to Shur that is before Egypt, as you go toward Assyria. He lived opposite all his relatives.

Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking. — read the full passage →

She called the name of Yahweh who spoke to her, “You are a God who sees,” for she said, “Have I even stayed alive after seeing him?”

Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife.

God heard the voice of the boy. The angel of God called to Hagar out of the sky, and said to her, “What ails you, Hagar? Don’t be afraid. For God has heard the voice of the boy where he is.

But as then, he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so also it is now.

Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking.

He went in to Hagar, and she conceived. When she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.

For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the handmaid, and one by the free woman. — read the full passage →

Yahweh’s angel found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain on the way to Shur. — read the full passage →

These are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder; and gave her the child, and sent her away. She departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.

Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder; and gave her the child, and sent her away. She departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba. — read the full passage →

I will also make a nation of the son of the handmaid, because he is your seed.”

Yahweh’s angel found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain on the way to Shur. — read the full passage →

Yahweh’s angel found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain on the way to Shur. — read the full passage →

Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife. — read the full passage →

Hagar bore a son for Abram. Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.

For this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and answers to the Jerusalem that exists now, for she is in bondage with her children.

God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. She went, filled the bottle with water, and gave the boy drink.

Now this is the history of the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bore to Abraham. — read the full passage →

Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder; and gave her the child, and sent her away. She departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba. — read the full passage →

Yahweh’s angel said to her, “Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hands.”

as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose children you now are, if you do well, and are not put in fear by any terror.

God was with the boy, and he grew. He lived in the wilderness, and became, as he grew up, an archer.

Yahweh’s angel said to her, “Behold, you are with child, and will bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, because Yahweh has heard your affliction.

He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s handmaid, where did you come from? Where are you going?” She said, “I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.”

But Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your maid is in your hand. Do to her whatever is good in your eyes.” Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her face.

Now we, brothers, as Isaac was, are children of promise. — read the full passage →

Tell me, you that desire to be under the law, don’t you listen to the law? — read the full passage →

He went in to Hagar, and she conceived. When she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes. — read the full passage →

But as then, he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so also it is now. — read the full passage →

For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the handmaid, and one by the free woman. — read the full passage →

The sons of Abraham: Isaac, and Ishmael. — read the full passage →

“‘As for your male and your female slaves, whom you may have; of the nations that are around you, from them you may buy male and female slaves. — read the full passage →

These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments: twelve princes, according to their nations.

Now this is the history of the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bore to Abraham. — read the full passage →

She went and sat down opposite him, a good way off, about a bow shot away. For she said, “Don’t let me see the death of the child.” She sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.

The water in the bottle was spent, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs. — read the full passage →

Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder; and gave her the child, and sent her away. She departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba. — read the full passage →

Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder; and gave her the child, and sent her away. She departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba. — read the full passage →

Abraham traveled from there toward the land of the South, and lived between Kadesh and Shur. He lived as a foreigner in Gerar.

Ishmael, his son, was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before you!” — read the full passage →

God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but her name will be Sarah. — read the full passage →

Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.

He will be like a wild donkey among men. His hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him. He will live opposite all of his brothers.”

Yahweh’s angel said to her, “Behold, you are with child, and will bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, because Yahweh has heard your affliction. — read the full passage →

Yahweh’s angel said to her, “I will greatly multiply your seed, that they will not be numbered for multitude.” — read the full passage →

Yahweh’s angel said to her, “I will greatly multiply your seed, that they will not be numbered for multitude.”

Yahweh’s angel said to her, “Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hands.” — read the full passage →

He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s handmaid, where did you come from? Where are you going?” She said, “I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.” — read the full passage →

Yahweh’s angel found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain on the way to Shur.

Sarai said to Abram, “See now, Yahweh has restrained me from bearing. Please go in to my handmaid. It may be that I will obtain children by her.” Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.

Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, bore him no children. She had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

Jesus answered, “My Kingdom is not of this world. If my Kingdom were of this world, then my servants would fight, that I wouldn’t be delivered to the Jews. But now my Kingdom is not from here.”

Now therefore this is what Yahweh of Armies says: Consider your ways. — read the full passage →

They made war with the Hagrites, with Jetur, and Naphish, and Nodab. — read the full passage →

In the days of Saul, they made war with the Hagrites, who fell by their hand; and they lived in their tents throughout all the land east of Gilead.

If a man has two wives, the one beloved, and the other hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son is hers who was hated; — read the full passage →

Yahweh your God will raise up to you a prophet from your midst, of your brothers, like me. You shall listen to him.

“‘All who are native-born shall do these things in this way, in offering an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.

Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, — read the full passage →

If you make me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of cut stones; for if you lift up your tool on it, you have polluted it.

Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and came to God’s mountain, to Horeb.

Now this is the history of the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bore to Abraham. — read the full passage →

Abraham took Ishmael his son, all who were born in his house, and all who were bought with his money; every male among the men of Abraham’s house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the same day, as God had said to him.

Sarai said to Abram, “This wrong is your fault. I gave my handmaid into your bosom, and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes. Yahweh judge between me and you.”

Behold, Yahweh’s word came to him, saying, “This man will not be your heir, but he who will come out of your own body will be your heir.”

But Michael, the archangel, when contending with the devil and arguing about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him an abusive condemnation, but said, “May the Lord rebuke you!”

Angels who didn’t keep their first domain, but deserted their own dwelling place, he has kept in everlasting bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day.

Most certainly I tell you, among those who are born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptizer; yet he who is least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.