Genesis 16:7

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

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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 said to Sarai, Behold thy handmaid is in thy hands, use her as it may seem good to thee. And Sarai afflicted her, and she fled from her face.

8And the angel of the Lord said to her, Hagar, Sarai’s maid, whence comest thou, and whither goest thou? and she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.

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Cross References

Genesis 20:1And Abraham removed thence to the southern country, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.

Genesis 22:11And an angel of the Lord called him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham. And he said, Behold, I am here.

Genesis 25:18And he dwelt from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite Egypt, until one comes to the Assyrians; he dwelt in the presence of all his brethren.

Exodus 15:22So Moses brought up the children of Israel from the Red Sea, and brought them into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water to drink.

Proverbs 15:3The eyes of the Lord behold 1 Both the evil and the good in every place. 1

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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