Genesis 16

Genesis 16

Impatient with God's timing, Abram and his wife Sarai decide to take matters into their own hands to secure an heir. Sarai gives her Egyptian servant, Hagar, to Abram. When Hagar conceives, she begins to despise Sarai, who then treats her harshly, forcing Hagar to flee to the wilderness. An angel of the Lord appears to Hagar, promising that her son, Ishmael, will be a wild man and the father of a multitude. Hagar returns and gives birth to Ishmael when Abram is eighty-six years old.

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Esther 1

King Ahasuerus of Persia hosts a massive banquet. Queen Vashti refuses the King's command to appear. The King, advised by his officials, removes Vashti from her position to set a precedent.

Esther 2

The King searches for a new queen. A Jewish orphan named Esther (Hadassah), who is raised by her cousin Mordecai, is chosen for her beauty and is crowned Queen. Mordecai overhears and foils a plot to kill the King.

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