Genesis 16:4
“And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived,.... The formality of the marriage being over, he enjoyed her as his wife,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 16:1-16
- The Birth of Ishmael 1. הנר hāgār, Hagar, “flight.” Hejrah, the flight of Muhammed. 7. מלאך mal'ak “messenger,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 16:4-6
We have here the immediate bad consequences of Abram's unhappy marriage to Hagar. A great deal of mischief it made…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
was despised in her eyes Compare the story in 1Samuel 1, where the two wives are both "free," and one is childless. Here…
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