The angel of the Lord found Hagar near a spring in the desert; it was the spring that is beside the road to Shur.
Genesis 16:13 - New International Version (Anglicised) She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: ‘You are the God who sees me,’ for she said, ‘I have now seen the One who sees me.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So she called the name of the Lord Who spoke to her, You are a God of seeing, for she said, Have I [not] even here [in the wilderness] looked upon Him Who sees me [and lived]? Or have I here also seen [the future purposes or designs of] Him Who sees me? American Standard Version (1901) And she called the name of Jehovah that spake unto her, Thou art a God that seeth: for she said, Have I even here looked after him that seeth me? Common English Bible Hagar named the LORD who spoke to her, “You are El Roi” because she said, “Can I still see after he saw me?” Catholic Public Domain Version Then she called upon the name of the Lord who had spoken to her: "You are the God who has seen me." For she said, "Certainly, here I have seen the back of the one who sees me." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And she called the name of the Lord that spoke unto her: Thou, the God who hast seen me. For she said: Verily here have I seen the hinder parts of him that seeth me. |
The angel of the Lord found Hagar near a spring in the desert; it was the spring that is beside the road to Shur.
So Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide. And to this day it is said, ‘On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.’
He was afraid and said, ‘How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.’
If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, you would surely have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my hardship and the toil of my hands, and last night he rebuked you.’
So Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, ‘It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared.’
The sun rose above him as he passed Peniel, and he was limping because of his hip.
But God did not raise his hand against these leaders of the Israelites; they saw God, and they ate and drank.
The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good.
For your ways are in full view of the Lord, and he examines all your paths.
So Gideon built an altar to the Lord there and called it The Lord Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.