And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
What does Genesis 16:4 mean?
Abram's unhappy marriage to Hagar very soon made a great deal of mischief. We may thank ourselves for the guilt and grief that follow us, when we go out of the way of our duty.
Key themes
HopeSuffering and trialsCreationFall
Read with
Keep this verse inside Genesis 16:4-6 and alongside a few nearby related passages.