Hagar possibly means "flight" in Hebrew, though it could also be of unknown Egyptian origin. In the Old Testament she is the concubine of Abraham and the mother of Ishmael, the founder of the Arab people. After Abraham's wife Sarah finally gave birth to a child, she had Hagar and Ishmael expelled into the desert. However, God heard their crying and saved them.
Biblical namesake: Hagar was the Egyptian servant of Sarah and the mother of Abraham's son Ishmael, remembered for her resilience and faith in the wilderness. (Genesis · Genesis 16, Genesis 21)
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