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Genesis 16: Call Him Ishmael
Why does Sarai initially urge Abram to cohabit with Hagar, only to regret it later? Why is Hagar’s Egyptian identity emphasized? Why does Sarai blame Abram for following her own instructions? Why does God send Hagar back to Sarai?And why does the divine messenger tell Hagar to name the child Ishmael, yet Abram is the one who ultimately names him? To begin unraveling this complex narrative, we must look back to Genesis 11. Abram travels to Egypt and, fearing for his life, asks Sarai to pose as his sister. Sarai does not protest and goes along with the plan. As a result, she is taken into…
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