Hagar in one picture is the labor of our soul, in relationship to the son we are, another form of Adam's wife.
Theres not much difference between saying Hagar named god, and don't eat of that tree ...
he looked and she looked, they are at one.
I see hagar as a supreme symbol because she was the only one in the bible to name God and her own name might mean "flight" or it is an unknown egyptian name... which has great significance because of how God gives us a new name that he knows and we know but it is a secret from all others. meanwhile sarai at that point has a filthy name - "dominative".
but the popular people and ways of the world always end up being the most esteemed to the world meanwhile Christ is despised and rejected just like hagar is to this day even though God chooses her first because she was the first to have a child and she was not old but she was young. and being old (sarai) is a symbol of spiritual weakness and frailty while being young is a symbol of Christ-health.
Gen 16:13-14 (KJV)
And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me? Wherefore the well was called Beerlahairoi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
kadesh means
sanctuary and
bered means
hail which to me sounds like a blessing and a curse. for hail would seem like divine punishment but I see it in the higher sense of what I call divine fury or intense consuming fire love. and in a higher sense it is a twofold blessing that flesh can not receive because hail comes from above but is harsh to the creatures and crops and yet all things that come from heaven are good.
Beerlahairoi means well of a living (One) my Seer. parts of the verses here appears confusing to the translators so it's hard to tell the exact meaning. but to me I see the well of a living as the entering into the kingdom because it is the life and the seeing part as the "seeing the kingdom"
below are other translations, interesting. seeing the back of God who says to follow him is a great sign and she seems to be seeing that everything is of order. you can not see the face of God and live because it would be like you are opposing him but to see his back means you follow him. then again when you see the face of God you die and live, for it's God face. and for us to behold Gods back is good for that too is God and it denotes our relationship with him, one of trust, because a king of humans always has his back straight up against a wall for fear of attack. but God is not fearful, he loves his beloved. one more thought is that seeing a face you might be looking into a mirror but seeing a back you see an other.
'even here have I looked behind my beholder?" sounds like divine union to a crazy degree and it fits because she was the ONLY person to have given God a name in the bible...:
Gen 16:13 (YLT)
And she calleth the name of Jehovah who is speaking unto her, `Thou art , O God, my beholder;' for she said, `Even here have I looked behind my beholder?'
Genesis 16:13 New International Version (NIV)
She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen[a] the One who sees me.”
a - Or seen the back of
Gen 16:13 (SLT)
And she will call the name of Jehovah, having spoken to her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Here also I looked after him seeing me.
Gen 16:13 (ESV2011)
So she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, “You are a God of seeing,”4 for she said, “Truly here I have seen him who looks after me.”5
4 - Or You are a God who sees me
5 - Hebrew Have I really seen him here who sees me? or Would I have looked here for the one who sees me?
Gen 16:13 (ASV)
And she called the name of Jehovah that spake unto her 4, Thou art 5 a God that seeth: for she said, Have I even here looked after him that seeth me?
4 - Or, Thou God seest me
5 - Hebrew: El roi, that is, God of seeing.
Gen 16:13 (HCSB)
So she called the LORD who spoke to her: The God Who Sees 8 , for she said, “In this place, have I actually seen the One who sees me? ” 9
8 - 16:13 Lit her: You God Who Sees
9 - 16:13 Hb obscure
Gen 16:13 (NET)
So Hagar named the LORD who spoke to her, “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “Here I have seen one who sees me!”
here in the 13th verse it is fit that a person be the only one in the entire bible to name God. for most are content to be named by God and they do not dare to name God out of love just as God named her out of love. of course 13 is one of the holiest of numbers. it means: my father, one, void, and love. and is also a number representing the Trinity as 1 and 3. the void is one of the words in the beginning of the bible, the "without form and void" and thus it is tied to that mystery and it is in relation to being named by God but of also naming God but remaining free because a formlessness and a void are not creations and so denote a deeper part of reality, the freedom of the Spirit.
Gen 16:7 (YLT)
And a messenger of Jehovah findeth her by the fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur,
I imagine that the first thing he saw was her back because she was probably busying herself by the fountain of water. shur means, though it is unclear to me what the fullness of the meaning is, I have a vague sense because it almost seems related to travel but I won't say anything because i'm not sure, I just know that travelling with God is one of my main themes and to form a wall behind such just means our paths make walls.
H7791 שׁוּר shuwr (shoor) n-m.
1. a wall (as going about)
Gen 16:16 (YLT)
and Abram is a son of eighty and six years in Hagar's bearing Ishmael to Abram.
abram, whos name means "high father", was 86 years old when hagar gave birth to "God will hear" aka ishmael. I was born in 1986. anyways, 86 is a very holy number just as 13 is a very holy number. 86 is the number for Elohim. you can see the holiness of this number here if you want
The Number 86 - Elohim