And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
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Gill's Exposition
And the angel of the Lord found her,.... This is the first time that mention is made of an angel in Scripture, but is not to be understood of a created angel, but of a divine Person, as appears from…
- The Birth of Ishmael 1. הנר hāgār, Hagar, “flight.” Hejrah, the flight of Muhammed. 7. מלאך mal'ak “messenger, angel.” A deputy commissioned to discharge a certain duty for the principal whom he…
Adam Clarke
The angel of the Lord - That Jesus Christ, in a body suited to the dignity of his nature, frequently appeared to the patriarchs, has been already intimated. That the person mentioned here was greater…
Here is the first mention we have in scripture of an angel's appearance. Hagar was a type of the law, which was given by the disposition of angels; but the world to come is not put in subjection to…
Hagar and the Angel at the Well
7. the angel of the Lord The Angel, i.e. messenger, of Jehovah is the personification of Jehovah. Observe that in Gen 16:10 He identifies Himself with Jehovah,…
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