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Genesis 16:7

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And the angel of the Lord found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

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  1. Genesis 16:5

    And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the Lord judge between me and thee.

  2. Genesis 16:6

    But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.

  3. Genesis 16:8

    And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.

  4. Genesis 16:9

    And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

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