El Roi

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El Roi is a biblical name for God meaning "the God who sees me," revealed in the story of Hagar in the Book of Genesis.

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Label Occurrences
El Roi canonical 2

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical theonym
name of God
appearsIn Book of Genesis
Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Tanakh
surface form: Old Testament
associatedWithEvent Hagar’s encounter with the angel of the LORD
associatedWithPlace Beer-lahai-roi
category Names of God in the Bible
conveys assurance that God sees the afflicted
describesAttributeOf God’s awareness of human suffering
God’s omniscience
etymologyComponent El
Roi
firstMentionedIn Genesis 16
genderOfSpeakerInGenesis16 female
language Hebrew
meaning God who sees
the God who sees me
relatedConcept God’s care for the marginalized
divine providence
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
revealedTo Hagar
scripturalContext story of Hagar and Sarai
scripturalReference Genesis 16:13
spokenInContextOf Hagar’s distress in the wilderness
titleOf God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
surface form: God of Abraham

YHWH
surface form: God of Israel
usedBy Hagar

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Hagar gaveNameTo El Roi