Story · 22 · The Matriarch
Sarah gives Hagar to Abraham
When Abraham complains of childlessness, Sarah offers her Egyptian maid Hagar. When Hagar conceives and treats her with contempt, Sarah drives her away.
Honor and authority at stake.
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Modern readers wish Sarah were kinder. Ancient readers asked why a matriarch should lose her standing for sacrificing one role.
Bible reference: Genesis 16
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 359
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