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Genesis 16:16

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Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to him.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 16

Hagar is the person mostly concerned in the story of this chapter, an obscure Egyptian woman, whose name and story we never should have heard of if Providence had not brought her into the family of Abram. Probably she was one of those maid-servants whom the king of Egypt, among other gifts, bestowed upon Abram (Gen 14:16). Concerning her, we have four things in this chapter: - I. Her marriage to Abram her master (Gen 16:1-3). II. Her misbehaviour towards Sarai her mistress (Gen 16:4-6). III. Her discourse with an angel that met her in her flight (Gen 16:7-14). IV. Her delivery of a son (Gen 16:15, Gen 16:16).

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Strong's Concordancev. 16

אַבְרָם (ʼAbrâm, H87) — Abram, the original name of Abraham שְׁמֹנִים (shᵉmônîym, H8084) — eighty, also eightieth שָׁנֶה (shâneh, H8141) — a year (as a revolution of time) שֵׁשׁ (shêsh, H8337) — six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth בֵּן (bên, H1121) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative… הָגָר (Hâgâr, H1904) — Hagar, the mother of Ishmael יָלַד (yâlad, H3205) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show… יִשְׁמָעֵאל (Yishmâʻêʼl, H3458) — Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites

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