Genesis 16 Quiz

1. Because Sarai was ......................, she gave her servant Hagar to Abram so that he would bear children by her.

2. How did Abram and Sarai come by an Egyptian servant?

3. Gen 16:4  And he (Abram) went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes. How do you understand the underlined phrase?

4. Who did Sarai blame for Hagar's bad behavior toward her?

5. Because Hagar despised Sarai, Sarai treated her harshly. This made Hagar ..................

6. And the angel of the LORD found Hagar by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the ..................... Shur.

7. What did the angel tell Hagar to do?

8. And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction (Gen 16:11). According to this Scripture, what is the meaning of Ismael?

9. According to the angel, Ishmael shall be a .........................................

10. According to the angel, Ishmael's hand shall be .........................................

11. What name did Hagar coin for God, when she had an encounter with the angel?

12. How old was Abram when Hagar bore him Ishmael? ............. years.

13. The fountain or well where Hagar encountered the angel was later called Beerlahairoi. Beerlahairoi means what?

14. Where could Beerlahairoi be found?