And Abraham said, “Because I thought, surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will kill me on account of my wife.

And God heard the voice of the lad. Then the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said to her, “What ails you, Hagar? Fear not, for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is.

And He said, “Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.”

And the Lord appeared to him the same night and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham; do not fear, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for My servant Abraham’s sake.”

Now it came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said to her, “Do not fear; you will have this son also.”

So He said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not fear to go down to Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there.