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He will give his angels charge of you,to guard you in all your ways. On their

hands they will bear you up, lest youdash your foot against a stone.

Psalm 91:10-11

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ABOVE LEFT: Scenes from the Story of

Abraham: Agar in the Desert

Romanesque mosaic

11th century (tbc)

LEFT: Hagar Succored by the Angel

Giambattista Tiepolo

1692-1770

ABOVE: Agar in the Desert

Pompeo Batoni

1708-1787

On his wife Sarah’s instructionsAbraham conceived a child withhis servant Hagar (Agar) becauseSarah herself appeared to beinfertile. Later Hagar was banishedfor insolence and fled to thewilderness. When she was aboutto die of thirst, God sent an angelto find water for her. This story istold twice: in Genesis 16, Hagar ispregnant when she flees. InGenesis 21, her son is with her.