Genesis 16:7

And the angel of the Lord having found her, by a fountain of water in the wilderness, which is in the way to Sur in the desert,

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

In Context

6And Abram made answer, and said to her: Behold thy handmaid is in thy own hand, use her its it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai afflicted her, she ran away.

8He said to her: Agar, handmaid of Sarai, whence comest thou? and whither goest thou? And she answered: I flee from the face of Sarai, my mistress.

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Cross References

Genesis 20:1Abraham removed from thence to the south country, and dwelt between Cedes and Sur, and sojourned in Gerara.

Genesis 22:11And behold an angel of the Lord from heaven called to him, saying: Abraham, Abraham. And he answered: Here I am.

Genesis 25:18And he dwelt from Hevila as far as Sur, which looketh towards Egypt, to them that go towards the Assyrians. He died in the presence of all his brethren.

Exodus 15:22And Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea, and they went forth into the wilderness of Sur: and they marched three days through the wilderness, and found no water.

Proverbs 15:3The eyes of the Lord in every place behold the good and the evil.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 16:5-7

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. 5 And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the Lord judge between me and thee. 6 But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face. We have here the immediate bad… Read the whole commentary →

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