Genesis 16:13

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¹³Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “You are ^[a]God Who Sees”; for she said, “Have I not even here [in the wilderness] remained alive after ^[b]seeing Him [who sees me with understanding and compassion]?”

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Genesis 16:13 Heb El roi; God never sleeps, He sees, He is aware, He is the great Omnipresent God.
Genesis 16:13 Or seen the back of Him who sees me, which would suggest that at some point in their conversation Hagar requested to see the divine Angel (see note v 7) and, as in Moses’ encounter with God (Ex 33:18-23), was granted the privilege of seeing His back. The wording of the Hebrew is not clear enough to further narrow the possibilities.

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