And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ton years in the land of Canaan (i.e. in his eighty-fifth, and her seventy-fifth year; a note of time introduced, probably, to account for their impatience in waiting for the promised seed), and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.
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Genesis 16:3
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Matthew Henry on Genesis 16:1-3Genesis 16:1-3 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentarySarai, no longer expecting to have children herself, proposed to Abram to take another wife, whose children she might; her slave, whose children would be her property. This was done without asking counsel of the Lord. U…Abram, Sarai, and Hagar. (b. c. 1911.)Genesis 16:1-3 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleABRAM, SARAI, AND HAGAR. (B. C. 1911.) We have here the marriage of Abram to Hagar, who was his secondary wife. Herein, though some excuse may be made for him, he cannot be justified, for from the beginning it was not s…The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 16:1-16Genesis 16:1-16 · The Pulpit CommentaryHagar. The history of Hagar has its two sides—that which is turned towards God and illustrates Divine grace, that which is turned towards man and illustrates human infirmity and sinfulness. Jehovah brought forth compass…The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 16:1-6Genesis 16:1-6 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe maid, the mistress, and the master. I. HAGAR'S SINS. 1. Pride. 2. Contempt. 3. Insubordination. 4. Flight. II. SARAI'S FAULTS. 1. Tempting her husband. 2. Excusing herself. 3. Appealing to God. 4. Afflicting her ser…The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 16:1-6Genesis 16:1-6 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 16:3Genesis 16:3 · The Pulpit CommentaryCrooked ways, or marrying with Hagar. I. THE SPECIOUS PROPOSAL. 1. The author of it; Sarai, the wife of Abram, a daughter of the faith, the mistress of a household. To the first, the suggestion referred to in the narrat…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Genesis 16:1-3Sarai, no longer expecting to have children herself, proposed to Abram to take another wife, whose children she might; her slave, whose children would be her property. This was done without asking counsel of the Lord. U…Matthew HenrycommentaryAbram, Sarai, and Hagar. (b. c. 1911.)ABRAM, SARAI, AND HAGAR. (B. C. 1911.) We have here the marriage of Abram to Hagar, who was his secondary wife. Herein, though some excuse may be made for him, he cannot be justified, for from the beginning it was not s…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 16:1-16Hagar. The history of Hagar has its two sides—that which is turned towards God and illustrates Divine grace, that which is turned towards man and illustrates human infirmity and sinfulness. Jehovah brought forth compass…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 16:1-6EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 16:1-6The maid, the mistress, and the master. I. HAGAR'S SINS. 1. Pride. 2. Contempt. 3. Insubordination. 4. Flight. II. SARAI'S FAULTS. 1. Tempting her husband. 2. Excusing herself. 3. Appealing to God. 4. Afflicting her ser…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 16:3Crooked ways, or marrying with Hagar. I. THE SPECIOUS PROPOSAL. 1. The author of it; Sarai, the wife of Abram, a daughter of the faith, the mistress of a household. To the first, the suggestion referred to in the narrat…Joseph S. Exell and contributors