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13 Hagar gave a name to the Lord who had spoken to her, “You are the God of the Vision.”[a] Therefore, she said, “Here I remained alive after having received this vision.”

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  1. Genesis 16:13 The God of the Vision: in Hebrew, El-Roi. Hagar was amazed that she remained alive after seeing God—in contrast to the ancient belief that a person died upon seeing God (see Gen 32:31; Ex 20:19; Deut 4:33; Jdg 13:22).

13 She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,(A)” for she said, “I have now seen[a] the One who sees me.”(B)

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  1. Genesis 16:13 Or seen the back of