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Hagar (Arabic هاجر; Hajar; Hebrew הָגָר "Stranger", Standard Hebrew Hagar, Tiberian Hebrew Hāḡār) is an Egyptian-born servant of Sarah, wife of Abraham in the Book of Genesis and in the Torah. Hagar is the Egyptian slave of Abraham & Sarah, mentioned inside Genesis 16. When was a custom, a childless Sarah offered Hagar to her hubby Abraham to provide him sustaining an heir. A boy innate from either this union was Ishmael. A text avoids praise one actions, & traditional readings typically hang on to that this ignored God's promise to provide Abraham by owning an heir across Sarah herself. Once this promise was fulfilled in the birth of Isaac, Ishmael's behavior was deemed unacceptable, & so Hagar and Ishmael were expelled from either a camp of Abraham. This continues the theme of immature sons supplanting older ones that is detected throughout Torah. Ishmael is held by tradition to exist as a father of the Arab humans, & an ascendent of Muhammad. Contemporary readings typically discuss a tension between women that is caused by linking women's status to the male heirs it make. Hagar is typically utilized when lesson of the taciturnly put-upon, since her sole recorded statement occurs as plea for dying. Later on Liberation and Womanist traditions find identity by using Hagar for these reasons. W. C. Handy's song "Aunt Hagar's Blues" immortalizes Hagar as the "mother" of the African Americans:
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Comparative Index to Islam: Hagar (Ajar) Highlights differences between Islamic and Christian beliefs about the mother of Ishmael. Jewish Encyclopedia: Hagar Overview of Abraham's handmaid from the traditional Jewish perspective, including Talmudic commentary and a comparison with Islamic beliefs. Yishmael and Hagar: A Perspective Rabbinic commentary on some of the questions raised by the story of Sarah's expulsion of her rival. Hagar Biblical biography of the slave girl who bore Abraham's first son. The Return of Hagar A Chassidic interpretation of the concubine, including the belief that Abraham married her after Sarah's death. Biblical Personalities: Hagar A contemporary Jewish look at the second wife of Abraham. Hagar, Mother of the Arab Nation A contemporary Baptist essay on the mother of Ishmael, concluding that the previously wicked woman was transformed after her encounter with an angel. Jewish Virtual Library: Hagar Brief profile of the priest, with links to pertinent Torah passages. |
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