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13 So she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “You are a God of seeing,” for she said, “Truly here I have seen him who looks after me.”

Passage themes

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

Notes and references

Or You are a God who sees me
16:13 [ch. 32:30; Ex. 19:21; 33:20; Judg. 13:22]
Hebrew Have I really seen him here who sees me? or Would I have looked here for the one who sees me?

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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