Genesis 16:13 — Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “You are God Who Sees”;… — AMP | maBible

Read Genesis 16:13 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Genesis 16.13, Genesis 16v13, Gen. 16:13. Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “You are God Who Sees”; for she said, “Have I not even here [in the wilderness] remained alive after seeing Hi…

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13 Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “You are God Who Sees”; for she said, “Have I not even here [in the wilderness] remained alive after seeing Him [who sees me with understanding and compassion]?”

Passage themes

A name for God — Thou God seest me
The God who sees — him that seeth me

Notes and references

Heb El roi; God never sleeps, He sees, He is aware, He is the great Omnipresent God.
Or seen the back of Him who sees me, which would suggest that at some point in their conversation Hagar requested to see the divine Angel (see note v 7) and, as in Moses’ encounter with God (Ex 33:18-23), was granted the privilege of seeing His back. The wording of the Hebrew is not clear enough to…

Events in this chapter

16.1 — Agar et Ismaël : le plan humain

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Des milliers d'années en 50 chapitres La Genèse couvre plus de temps que tout le reste de la Bible réuni : de la création du monde jusqu'à l'installation en Égypte. Aucun autre livre biblique ne parcourt autant d'histoire en si peu de pages.

About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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