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Hagar: Sarah’s Egyptian maidservant. She became Abraham’s concubine due to Sarah’s childlessness at that point in time. Mother of Abraham’s eldest son, Ishmael. She and Ishmael were banished from Abraham’s household because of Ishmael’s potentially negatively influence on Isaac. The midrash also identifies her as Keturah, the wife Abraham took after Sarah’s passing.

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The Return of Hagar    RankRankRankRankRankRank
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Ishmael was a wild man; banished from Abraham's home together with his mother Hagar. Years later, we find Ishmael accompanying Abraham to the Akeidah. After Sarah’s death, Abraham remarries Hagar. What's going on?
Learning & Values » Weekly Torah (Parshah) » Bereishit - Genesis » Chayei Sarah » Chassidic Masters
Hagar    Book  RankRankRankRankRankRank
By Nissan Mindel
One of the most interesting women in the Bible is Hagar, Abraham's second wife, and the mother of Ishmael. The Arab and Bedouin tribes claim to be descendants of Ishmael, the son of Abraham and Hagar. According to the Midrash, Hagar was the daughter of ...
Learning & Values » Jewish History » Gallery of Our Great » Early Biblical Personalities
The Covenant    Book  RankRankRankRankRankRank
Count the Stars, Takes Hagar as Wife, The Covenant, Abraham’s Guests
Learning & Values » Jewish History » A Brief Biblical History
Isaac & Ishmael    Book  RankRankRankRankRankRank
Abraham in Gerar, Isaac’s Birth, Ishmael, The Miraculous Well
Learning & Values » Jewish History » A Brief Biblical History
Was Sarah wrong to give Hagar to Abraham?    Q&A  RankRankRankRankRankRank
By Chana Weisberg
No, Sarah was not wrong to give Hagar to Abraham. She did this because she was already very aged and naturally there was no way that she could have any children. The biblical commentators laud Sarah's decision and see her act as a very selfless one. She ...
Learning & Values » Questions & Answers » Ask the Rabbi » Latest Questions » The Details
What happened to Abraham's other descendants?    Q&A  RankRankRankRankRankRank
By Baruch S. Davidson
Question: The average person, like myself, has been taught that Abraham had two sons: Isaac and Ishmael. The book of Genesis, however, mentions that Abraham had many sons. Do we know who these individuals are today? Did they carry on the Jewish ...
Learning & Values » Questions & Answers » Ask the Rabbi » Latest Questions » The Details
Sarah and Yitzchak vs. Hagar and Yishmael  The Inside Story  Audio  RankRankRankRankRankRank
By Nissan Dovid Dubov
A deeper look at the conflict between Sarah and Hagar, and between Yitzchok and Yismael. This Rosh Hashanah Torah reading demonstrates the triumph of possibility over probability…
Learning & Values » Audio Classes » History » The Inside Story
Torah in Ten: Lech Lecha    Video  RankRankRankRankRankRank
Torah in Ten: Lech Lecha
By Chaim Miller
Topics Include: Abraham's journey as it corresponds to the three levels of the soul, a spiritual explanation of the rivalry between Sarah and Hagar, the difference between the names Avram and Avraham.
Jewish.TV » Torah Classes » Torah in Ten


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