And Sarai Abram’s wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.
What does Genesis 16:3 mean?
Sarai, 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.
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Keep this verse inside Genesis 16:1-3 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
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Glossary
- Canaan Place
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Biblical region. Modern identification: Canaan.