Genesis 16:3
The Scripture
(3) And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In Genesis 16 Abraham and his wife Sarah face a difficult situation when Sarah becomes barren and wishes to have a child. A servant is sent to find a wife for Sarah, but the servant deceives Sarah into marrying Hagar, Sarah’s Egyptian servant, whose daughter Ishmael is born. The story highlights God’s providence and the consequences of human deceit.
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Related verses (shared words)
Genesis 16:2Genesis 11:31Genesis 16:15Genesis 14:13Genesis 12:5Genesis 16:6