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# Hagar #
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## Facts: ##
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Hagar was an Egyptian woman who was Sarai's personal slave.
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* When Sarai was not able to bear children, she gave Hagar to her husband Abram to have a child by him.
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* Hagar conceived and gave birth to Abram's son Ishmael.
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* God watched over Hagar when she was in distress in the desert and promised to bless her descendants.
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(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names))
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(See also: [Abraham](../names/abraham.md), [descendant](../other/descendant.md), [Ishmael](../names/ishmael.md), [Sarah](../names/sarah.md), [servant](../other/servant.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Galatians 04:24-25](rc://en/tn/help/gal/04/24)
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* [Genesis 16:1-4](rc://en/tn/help/gen/16/01)
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* [Genesis 21:8-9](rc://en/tn/help/gen/21/08)
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* [Genesis 25:12](rc://en/tn/help/gen/25/12)
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## Examples from the Bible stories: ##
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__*[05:01](rc://en/tn/help/obs/05/01)__ So Abram's wife, Sarai, said to him, "Since God has not allowed me to have children and now I am too old to have children, here is my servant, __Hagar__. Marry her also so she can have a child for me."
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__*[05:02](rc://en/tn/help/obs/05/02)__ __Hagar__ had a baby boy, and Abram named him Ishmael.
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## Word Data:##
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* Strong's: H1904
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