Hagar

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biblical figure concubine female servant matriarchal figure in Islam person in the Book of Genesis

Hagar is a biblical figure known as the Egyptian servant of Sarah who bore Abraham’s son Ishmael and is revered in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions.

Aliases (2)

Hajar (Hagar) ×1
“Hagar, servant of Sarai” ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biblical figure → concubine → female servant → matriarchal figure in Islam → person in the Book of Genesis →
appearsIn	Book of Genesis → Hebrew Bible → Old Testament → Quran →
associatedPlace	Beer-lahai-roi → wilderness of Beersheba →
associatedWith	Abraham → Sarah →
causeOfConflict	tension with Sarah after conception →
describedAs	Egyptian →
encountered	angel of the Lord →
ethnicOrigin	Egyptian →
expelledBy	Abraham → Sarah →
experienced	flight into the wilderness →
gaveNameTo	El Roi →
givenBy	Sarah →
givenTo	Abraham →
knownFor	being the first person in the Bible to name God → being the first woman in the Bible to receive a divine annunciation →
motherOf	Ishmael →
namedByGod	“Hagar, servant of Sarai” →
nameVariant	Hajar → Hājar →
narrativeEpisode	Genesis 16 → Genesis 21 →
receivedPromiseAbout	Ishmael →
receivedProphecy	Ishmael will become a great nation →
religiousTradition	Christianity → Islam → Judaism →
role	handmaid of Sarah → servant of Sarah →
spouseOrPartner	Abraham →
status	concubine of Abraham → slave woman →
symbolIn	Paul’s allegory in Galatians →
symbolizes	marginalized and oppressed women in later interpretation → slavery in Paul’s allegory →
theologicalTheme	God’s attention to outsiders → divine care for the oppressed →
veneratedIn	Christian tradition → Islamic tradition → Jewish tradition →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
al-Safa ("Hajar (Hagar)") →	associatedWithFigure
Song of Solomon →	character
Sarah →	conflictWith
Sarah →	gaveMaidservantToHusband
Ishmael →	mother
Hagar ("“Hagar, servant of Sarai”") →	namedByGod
Sarah →	requestedExpulsionOf
Abraham →	spouse