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Hagar (hā`gər) or Agar (ā`gər), according to the Book of Genesis, servant of Abraham's wife Sarah and mother of his eldest son, Ishmael. She and her son were sent out into the wilderness because of Sarah's jealousy. An angel aided her there. Islamic tradition associates various sites in and near Mecca with events in the lives of Hagar and Ishmael as recorded in Genesis. A site adjacent to the Kaaba Kaaba or Caaba (both: kä`bə or kä`əbə) [Arab. ..... Click the link for more information. is identified as the burial place of Hagar and Ishmael. St. Paul uses Hagar as a symbol for the bondage of the Old Law. Hagar Old Testament an Egyptian maid of Sarah, who bore Ishmael to Abraham, Sarah's husband Hagar thinking herself barren, Sarah offers slave to Abraham. [O.T.: Genesis 16:1–4] See : Substitution How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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