In Genesis 16:8 in the King James Version of the Bible, the passage discusses the interaction between Hagar, who was Sarai’s Egyptian maid, and an angel of the Lord. The angel finds Hagar by a spring of water in the wilderness as she flees from Sarai, who had treated her harshly. The angel asks Hagar where she has come from and where she plans to go. Hagar responds that she is running away from her mistress. The angel then instructs her to return to Sarai and submit to her authority, promising to greatly multiply her descendants through her son. Hagar is told that she will bear a son and should name him Ishmael, meaning “God hears,” for the Lord had heard her affliction. This passage illustrates God’s care and compassion for Hagar, even in her distress, and his promise to bless her and her future generations.
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