Hagar and Ishmael Quiz
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- Who was Hagar?
- Sarai's Egyptian handmaid
- Abram's sister
- A queen of Egypt
- Sarai's cousin
- Why did Sarai give Hagar to Abram?
- Because Sarai had no children of her own
- Because Hagar asked to marry Abram
- To repay a debt
- Because God commanded it
- Where did the angel of the Lord find Hagar after she fled?
- By a fountain of water in the wilderness
- In the city of Ur
- In Abram's tent
- On a mountain
- What did the angel tell Hagar to do?
- Return to her mistress and submit
- Go back to Egypt
- Travel to Canaan
- Stay in the wilderness
- What name did the angel tell Hagar to give her son?
- Ishmael
- Isaac
- Jacob
- Esau
- What name did Hagar give to the Lord who spoke with her?
- Thou God seest me
- The Lord will provide
- The Almighty
- The everlasting God
- At whose weaning feast did the conflict with Ishmael come to a head?
- Isaac's
- Jacob's
- Esau's
- Joseph's
- What did Sarah ask Abraham to do?
- Cast out Hagar and her son
- Adopt Ishmael as heir
- Send Hagar back to Egypt with gifts
- Make Ishmael and Isaac equal heirs
- What did Abraham give Hagar when he sent her away?
- Bread and a bottle of water
- Gold and silver
- A tent and camels
- A flock of sheep
- What did God promise to make of Ishmael?
- A great nation
- A mighty king
- A priest
- A prophet to Egypt
Hagar and Ishmael Quiz Answers & Bible References
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Who was Hagar?
Sarai's Egyptian handmaid
Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
Genesis 16:1 (KJV) -
Why did Sarai give Hagar to Abram?
Because Sarai had no children of her own
And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
Genesis 16:2 (KJV) -
Where did the angel of the Lord find Hagar after she fled?
By a fountain of water in the wilderness
And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
Genesis 16:7 (KJV) -
What did the angel tell Hagar to do?
Return to her mistress and submit
And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
Genesis 16:9 (KJV) -
What name did the angel tell Hagar to give her son?
Ishmael
And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
Genesis 16:11 (KJV) -
What name did Hagar give to the Lord who spoke with her?
Thou God seest me
And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?
Genesis 16:13 (KJV) -
At whose weaning feast did the conflict with Ishmael come to a head?
Isaac's
And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.
Genesis 21:8 (KJV) -
What did Sarah ask Abraham to do?
Cast out Hagar and her son
Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.
Genesis 21:10 (KJV) -
What did Abraham give Hagar when he sent her away?
Bread and a bottle of water
And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.
Genesis 21:14 (KJV) -
What did God promise to make of Ishmael?
A great nation
Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.
Genesis 21:18 (KJV)