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Genesis 21:17

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God heard the voice of the boy. The angel of God called to Hagar out of the sky, and said to her, "What ails you, Hagar? Don't be afraid. For God has heard the voice of the boy where he is.

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The Ancient Near East (Fertile Crescent)The ancient Near East and Fertile Crescent, from Mesopotamia to Egypt, the world of the patriarchs.
The Journeys of Abraham and the PatriarchsThe journeys of Abraham and the patriarchs from Ur through Canaan and into Egypt.

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Egypt was Hagar’s homeland, making it significant that God later directs her toward a place connected with her past. The wilderness of Paran, in the Sinai region northeast of Egypt, became Ishmael’s home after God heard his cry and preserved him and Hagar in the desert.

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Genesis 21:17 mentions Egypt and Paran.

Egypt · Ricardo Liberato
Paran · ekeidar

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