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Genesis 16:1-16 (NLT)

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¹ ² ³ ⁴ So Abram had sexual relations with Hagar, and she became pregnant. But when Hagar knew she was pregnant, she began to treat her mistress, Sarai, with contempt. ⁵ ⁶ Abram replied, "Look, she is your servant, so deal with her as you see fit." Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she finally ran away. ⁷ The angel of the Lord found Hagar beside a spring of water in the wilderness, along the road to Shur. ⁸ ⁹ The angel of the Lord said to her, "Return to your mistress, and submit to her authority." ¹⁰ Then he added, "I will give you more descendants than you can count." ¹¹ ¹² This son of yours will be a wild man, as untamed as a wild donkey! He will raise his fist against everyone, and everyone will be against him. Yes, he will live in open hostility against all his relatives." ¹³ Thereafter, Hagar used another name to refer to the Lord, who had spoken to her. She said, "You are the God who sees me." She also said, "Have I truly seen the One who sees me?" ¹⁴ So that well was named Beer-lahai-roi (which means "well of the Living One who sees me"). It can still be found between Kadesh and Bered. ¹⁵ So Hagar gave Abram a son, and Abram named him Ishmael. ¹⁶ Abram was eighty-six years old when Ishmael was born.

This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 5) Responsibility / Excuses - Sarah to Abram
(v. 5) Jealousy / Envy - Sarah of Hagar - for becoming pregnant

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 5) Genesis 16 - Ishmael is Born (2011-10-16)
(v. 8) Genesis 16 - Ishmael is Born (2011-10-16)
(v. 15) Genesis 16 - Ishmael is Born (2011-10-16)

Definition(s):
Abram (Ehb-ram): high father
Abram (Ab-ram): high father
Beer-lahai-roi (Ba-er-la-high-roh-ee): the well of him that liveth and seeth me
Hagar (Heh-gar): a stranger; one that fears
Ishmael (Ish-mehl): God that hears
Ishmael (Ish-ma-el): God that hears
Kadesh (Keh-desh): holiness
So (Soh):