I started the day with a sore throat. It's become a vicious circle. Me getting cold, Ash getting it from me and then me getting it from her. So one of us is not-so-well at most times during winter!
Genesis 16
Abram's wife Sarai had not borne him any child and she was very anxious. So she followed the custom of the day and asked Abram to sleep with her slave Hagar. After sometime, Hagar gets pregnant. She becomes proud that she is going to bear Abram's descendant and Sarai is not able to do it. This upsets Sarai very much. She complains to Abram. But he says that Hagar is her slave and she can choose to do what she wants.
Sarai ill treats Hagar and forces her to run away.
Hagar runs away to the desert. An angel meets Hagar in the desert and speaks to her. He tells her that God has blessed her and her descendants will be countless. He asks her to name her son Ishmael. But tells her that he will live like a wild person. He will be against everyone and will live separately.
Abram is 86 years old when Ishmael is born.
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