Genesis 16:4
The Scripture
(4) And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
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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I Samuel 1:6I Samuel 1:7I Samuel 1:8II Samuel 6:16Proverbs 30:20Proverbs 30:21Proverbs 30:23I Corinthians 4:6I Corinthians 13:4I Corinthians 13:5
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