According to the Book of Genesis, Hagar[a] is an Egyptian slave, a handmaiden of Sarah (then known as Sarai), [2] whom Sarah gave to her own husband Abram (later renamed Abraham) as a wife to …

Dec 5, 2025 · Hagar, in the Old Testament (Gen. 16:1–16; 21:8–21), Abraham’s concubine and the mother of his son Ishmael. Purchased in Egypt, she served as a maid to Abraham’s childless wife, …

Hagar, a non-Israelite, a woman with no power or status, is the first person in Scripture to be visited by an angel and the only person in Scripture to give God a name—El Roi, “the God who sees me.” In …

One of the most interesting women in the Bible is Hagar, Abraham's second wife, and the mother of Ishmael. How much do you know about her?

Who was Hagar in the Bible? Hagar is best known as the maidservant of Abram’s wife Sarai, who bore Abram’s first son, Ishmael. She features prominently in Genesis 16 and 21, and her story touches on …

Apr 4, 2025 · Hagar is first introduced in the Bible in the book of Genesis. She is described as an Egyptian servant to Sarah, the wife of Abraham.

After ten years of fruitless waiting for the promised son, Sarah offered to Abraham her personal Egyp. maid, Hagar (prob. acquired during their brief stay in Egypt, Gen 12:10 ff.), as a concubine in the …