Holy Scripture

Genesis 21:19

A church father on this verse
“After this, when already he had been abandoned as dead and had wept, the angel of the Lord is present with him "and opened Hagar's eyes, and she saw a well of living water."How can these words be related to history? For when do we find that Hagar has closed eyes and they are later opened? Is not the spiritual and myst…”
Origen of Alexandria, 3th c. — HOMILIES ON GENESIS 7.6

Source: Septuagint

Original

19And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of springing water; and she went and filled the skin with water, and gave the child drink.

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In context

17And God heard the voice of the child from the place where he was, and an angel of God called Hagar out of heaven, and said to her, What is it, Hagar? fear not, for God has heard the voice of the child from the place where he is.

18Rise up, and take the child, and hold him in thy hand, for I will make him a great nation.

— Genesis 21:19 —

20And God was with the child, and he grew and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

21And he dwelt in the wilderness, and his mother took him a wife out of Paran of Egypt.

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