And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
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Gill's Exposition
And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid,.... He calls her by her name, which might surprise her, and describes her by her character and condition, in order to check her pride, and put her in mind of her duty…
- 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
Hagar, Sarai's maid - This mode of address is used to show her that she was known, and to remind her that she was the property of another.
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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