Genesis 16:13

And she called the Shem of Hashem Who spoke unto her, El Roi (G-d Who Sees); for she said, Have I also here seen after Him that seeth me?

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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

12And he will be a pere adam; 1 his yad will be against kol, 1 and kol yad against him; 1 and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

14Therefore the well was called Be'er Lachai Roi; hinei, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

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Cross References

Genesis 16:9And the Malach Hashem said unto her, Return to thy gevirah, and submit thyself under her hands.

Genesis 28:17And he was afraid, and said, How nora (awesome) is this place! This is none other than the Beis Elohim, and this is the Sha'ar HaShomayim.

Genesis 32:30And Ya'akov asked him, and said, Tell me, now, shemecha. And he said, Why is it that thou dost ask after shmi? And he made a brocha upon him there.

Exodus 33:18And he said, show me now Thy kavod.

Judges 6:24Then Gid'on built a Mizbe'ach there unto Hashem, and called it Hashem Shalom; unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Aviezri.

Proverbs 5:21For the drakhim ish are before the eyes of Hashem, 1 and He pondereth all his ma'agalot (paths). 1

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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