Hagar
Sign in to saveAccording to the Book of Genesis, Hagar is an Egyptian slave, a handmaiden of Sarah (then known as Sarai), whom Sarah gave to her own husband Abram (later renamed Abraham) as a wife to bear him a child. Abraham's firstborn son through Hagar, Ishmael, became the progenitor of the Ishmaelites, generally taken to be the Arabs. Various commentators have connected her to the Hagrites (sons of Agar), perhaps claiming her as their eponymous ancestor. Hagar is alluded to, although not named, in the Quran, and Islam considers her Abraham's second wife.
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Hagar is an Egyptian slave in the Book of Genesis who bears Abraham's son Ishmael, who becomes the ancestor of the Arabs according to biblical tradition. She matters because her story connects Jewish, Christian, and Islamic religious histories, as different faiths interpret her role and significance differently, including Islam's recognition of her as Abraham's second wife.
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- Hagar
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- François-Joseph Navez - Agar et Ismaël dans le désert (cropped).jpg
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- A depiction of Hagar and her son Ishmael in the desert (1819) by François-Joseph Navez
- Person.birth_place
- Egypt
- Person.death_place
- Mecca (according to Islam), unknown (according to Judaism and Christianity)
- Person.other_names
- Hājar
- Person.spouse
- Abraham
- Person.children
- Ishmael (son)
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- Life
- Abraham and Hagar
- Hagar cast out
- Religious views
- Rabbinical commentary
- Rabbinic literature
- Christianity
- Islam
- Baháʼí traditions
- Arts and literature
- Contemporary influence
- Israel
- African Americans
- Assisted reproduction
- See also
- Notes
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According to the Book of Genesis, Hagar is an Egyptian slave, a handmaiden of Sarah (then known as Sarai), whom Sarah gave to her own husband Abram (later renamed Abraham) as a wife to bear him a child. Abraham's firstborn son through Hagar, Ishmael, became the progenitor of the Ishmaelites, generally taken to be the Arabs. Various commentators have connected her to the Hagrites (sons of Agar), perhaps claiming her as their eponymous ancestor. Hagar is alluded to, although not named, in the Quran, and Islam considers her Abraham's second wife.
== Life == === Abraham and Hagar === According to the Bible, Hagar was the Egyptian slave of Sarai, Abram's wife (whose names later became Sarah and Abraham). Sarai had been barren for a long time and sought a way to fulfill God's promise that Abram would be father of many nations, especially since they had grown old, so she offered Hagar to Abram to be his concubine.