Person · scriptural_figure
Hagar
- Region
- Ancient Near Eastern narrative traditions
Figure in Genesis: an Egyptian woman in Sarah and Abraham's household and Ishmael's mother; chapters 16 and 21 narrate her flight and later expulsion and survival.
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- Edition
- 3
Text
Hagar is an Egyptian woman in Sarah and Abraham's household in Genesis. Chapter 16 calls her Sarah's servant and recounts her pregnancy, flight amid conflict with Sarah, and Ishmael's birth. Chapter 21 narrates her departure with her son, their lack of water in the wilderness and their survival. [1][2]
This background helps explain Ishmael's place in later interpretation of the sacrifice, while Genesis 22 names Isaac in the test. Camille Corot's 1835 painting depicts Hagar in the wilderness as later artistic reception, not a historical portrait. [3]
References and notes
- Genesis introduces the Egyptian Hagar and Ishmael's birth. Genesis 16:1–16, Hagar's status, pregnancy, flight and son. Return to the text ↑
- Hagar and her son's departure and survival. Genesis 21:9–21, expulsion, wilderness and rescue. Return to the text ↑
- Later European painting, not contemporary evidence for the story. The Met 38.64, Camille Corot, Hagar in the Wilderness, 1835; Public Domain/Open Access. Return to the text ↑
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IL Archive, «Hagar», Edition 3, https://ilarchive.com/en/people/hagar