"Hagar (Hebrew: הָגָר, Hāḡār, of uncertain origin; Arabic: هَاجَر Hājar; Greek: Ἁγάρ, Hagár; Latin: Agar) is a biblical person in the Book of Genesis. She was ...
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an Egyptian slave of Sarai (Sarah), who gave her to Abraham to bear a child. The product of the union was Abraham´s firstborn, Ishmael, the progenitor of the Ishmaelites. Various commentators have connected her to the Hagrites, perhaps as their eponymous ancestor.
The name Hagar originates from the Book of Genesis; she is acknowledged in all Abrahamic religions. Hagar is alluded to in the Quran, and Islam considers her Abraham´s second wife." - (en.wikipedia.org 29.01.2020)
