13 So she named the Lord who spoke to her: “You are El-roi,”[a] for she said, “In this place, have I actually seen(A) the one who sees me?” [b] 14 That is why the well is called Beer-lahai-roi.[c] It is between Kadesh and Bered.

15 So Hagar gave birth to Abram’s son, and Abram named his son (whom Hagar bore) Ishmael.

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  1. 16:13 = God Sees Me
  2. 16:13 Hb obscure
  3. 16:14 = Well of the Living One Who Sees Me

13 She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,(A)” for she said, “I have now seen[a] the One who sees me.”(B) 14 That is why the well(C) was called Beer Lahai Roi[b];(D) it is still there, between Kadesh(E) and Bered.

15 So Hagar(F) bore Abram a son,(G) and Abram gave the name Ishmael(H) to the son she had borne.

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  1. Genesis 16:13 Or seen the back of
  2. Genesis 16:14 Beer Lahai Roi means well of the Living One who sees me.