Hagar bears Ishmael
After ten years in Canaan without a child, Sarai gave her servant Hagar to Abram; Hagar bore Ishmael when Abram was 86.
She called the name of Yahweh who spoke to her, “You are a God who sees,” for she said, “Have I even stayed alive after seeing him?”
Genesis 16:13 (World English Bible)
Sarai and Abram tried to help God's promise along by a custom of the day. Tension followed: Hagar looked down on Sarai, Sarai treated her harshly, and Hagar ran away.
In the wilderness the angel of Yahweh found Hagar, sent her back, and promised that her son would become a great people. She gave God a name: the God who sees.
Places
CanaanKadesh-barneaShurBeer-lahai-roiBered
Dating notes
Abram was 86 (Genesis 16:16). Ussher dates Sarai's arrangement to 1911 BC and the birth to 1910 BC.