Genesis 16:13-15

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¹³So she named the Lord who spoke to her, “You are El-roi”;^[a] for she said, “Have I really seen God and remained alive after seeing him?”^[b] ¹⁴Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi;^[c] it lies between Kadesh and Bered.

¹⁵Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram named his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.

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Footnotes

Genesis 16:13 Perhaps God of seeing or God who sees
Genesis 16:13 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Genesis 16:14 That is the Well of the Living One who sees me

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