1. מלל mı̂lēl “speak,” an ancient and therefore solemn and poetical word.

2. חמת chêmet “bottle,…

The angel of God. —In Genesis 16:7 it was “the angel of Jehovah” which appeared to Hagar; here it is the angel of Elohim. It is im…

God heard the voice of the lad. Moses had said before that Hagar wept. How is it then that, disregarding her tears, God only hears the voi…

And God heard the voice of the lad
By which it appears that he cried also; but whether it was in prayer to God, or t…

If Hagar and Ishmael had behaved well in Abraham's family, they might have continued there; but they were justly punished. By abusing privileges, w…