⁷The angel of the Lord found Hagar near a spring of water in the desert. The spring was beside the road to Shur. ⁸He said, “Hagar, you are the servant of Sarai. Where have you come from? Where are you going?”

“I’m running away from my owner Sarai,” she answered.

⁹Then the angel of the Lord told her, “Go back to the woman who owns you. Obey her.” ¹⁰The angel continued, “I will greatly increase the number of your children after you. You will have more of them than anyone can count.”

¹¹The angel of the Lord also said to her,

“You are now pregnant.

You will have a son.

You will name him Ishmael.

That is because the Lord has heard about your suffering.

¹²He will be like a wild donkey.

He will use his power against everyone.

And everyone will be against him.

He will not be friendly

toward any of his relatives.”

¹³She gave a name to the Lord who spoke to her. She called him “You are the God who sees me.” That’s because she said, “I have now seen the One who sees me.”

¹⁴That’s why the well was named Beer Lahai Roi. It’s still there, between Kadesh and Bered.

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Genesis 16:11: And the angel of the Lord said to her, “Behold, you are pregnant and shall bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, because the Lord has listened to your affliction.