Genesis 16:7 meaning and explanation

Now the angel of the LORD found Hagar by a spring of water in the desert—the spring along the road to Shur.

Genesis 16:7, Berean Standard Bible

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Hagar has fled Sarai's harsh treatment and is alone in the wilderness, heading back toward Egypt by the road to Shur. The narrator notes that the angel of the LORD found her, a detail that matters because she was not seeking God.

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