Genesis 16:13

From then on Hagar called the Lord who spoke to her, “You are the God who sees me,” because she said, “Here I saw the one who sees me.”

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In The King James Version

And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?

In Context

12He'll be a wild donkey kind of man—he will fight with everyone, and everyone will fight with him. He will forever be fighting with his relatives.”

14That's why the well is called “the Well of the Living One who Sees Me.” It's still there, between Kadesh and Bered.

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Cross References

Genesis 16:9“Go back to your mistress and do what she tells you,” the angel of the Lord told her.

Genesis 28:17He became frightened and said, “This is a scary place! It must be the house of God and the entrance to heaven.”

Genesis 32:30Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “I saw God face to face and I'm still alive!”

Exodus 33:18“Now please reveal to me your glory,” Moses asked.

Judges 6:24So Gideon built an altar to the Lord there and called it “The Lord is Peace.” It's still there today, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

Proverbs 5:21For the Lord sees everything people do, the Lord investigates everywhere they go.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 16:11-15

The Promise Concerning Ishmael. ( b. c. 1911.) 10 And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. 11 And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the Lord hath heard thy affliction. 12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren. 13 And she called… Read the whole commentary →

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