Sarah has brought Hagar, and Egyptian concubine, into Avraham’s bed. She
becomes pregnant, and Sarah suddenly regrets this rash and dysfunctional
choice. Sarah blames Avraham, and quarrels with him over this inconvenient
woman. Avraham turns Hagar back over to Sarah, and Sarah afflicts Hagar,
causing her to run away into the wilderness. She runs very far south,
practically to the border of modern Egypt. An angel of the Lord meets her
at a well, and instructs her to return to her abusive mistress, for God
will make a great nation from the son in her womb – Ishmael.
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