Hagar

Sarah's Egyptian slave-girl. As Sarah was childless she gave Abraham Hagar, who bore his first son Ishmael (Gen 16:1-4).

Hagar's story is actually the story of Ishmael's birth, his mother's conflict with her mistress about the son's inheritance, and the exclusion of both mother and son from the paternal household and the divine promise of land and national uniqueness given to it. According to some scholars it is transmitted in two slightly different versions in Genesis chapters 16 and 21. In the NT, Paul refers to the Hagar story symbolically (Gal 4:21-31) to argue the freedom of Christians from the obligations of the law.

Concordance
Gen 16:1, 3-4,8, 15-16; 21:9,14, 17; 25:12. Gal 4:24-25

Hagar can refer to:

Contents 1 People 2 Other 3 Songs about Hagar 4 See also

People

• Hagar (Bible), in the Abrahamic faiths, the handmaiden of Sarah (the wife of Abraham), and the mother of Abraham's son Ishmael.
• Sammy Hagar, rock musician.
• Mandy Hagar, New Zealand children's book author.
• Albert Hagar, Canadian politician.
• Regan Hagar, drummer in Malfunkshun.

Other

• Hagarism: The Making of the Islamic World, book on Islam.
• Hagar, Ontario, community in the Canadian province of Ontario
• Hagar Township, Michigan
• Hagar (company), Icelandic retailer company, part of the Baugur Group.
• Hägar the Horrible, comic strip by Dik Browne.

Songs about Hagar

• Aunt Hagar's blues by W. C. Handy

See also

• Haggar
• Hager
• Hagger

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