1. Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name {was} Hagar. / 2. And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. →

Hey, folks, this is Norm MacDonald and I'm here to talk about Genesis 16. So, it's a story about a slave-girl named Hagar, who's owned by a guy named Abram. It's not a great situation, but Abram's wife Sarai wasn't able to have children, so they decided to make a deal with Hagar. →

Joe: Alright, so, we're talking about Genesis 16? Bible Expert: Yes, that's right. Joe: Alright, let's jump right in. So, what happens in Genesis 16? Bible Expert: Well, basically, it tells the story of Abram and Sarai, and how Sarai, who was Abram's wife, took her Egyptian maidservant, Hagar, and gave her to Abram to be his concubine. →

Alex Trebek: "OK, so let's move on. Tell me a bit about yourself. What do you do for a living?" Contestant: "Well, I've been studying the Bible lately, and I wanted to tell you a bit about it. Specifically, Genesis 16. →

Listen up, recruits! Genesis 16! This chapter is about a woman named Sarai who was married to a man named Abram. Sarai was unable to bear children, so she gave her servant, Hagar, to Abram to be his second wife. →

Batman: Well, Robin, it looks like we have a new case! Robin: What is it, Batman? Batman: Genesis 16. It tells us that Sarai, Abram's wife, was unable to bear a child. So she gave her Egyptian maidservant, Hagar, to Abram to be his second wife. →

Folks, here's the deal. I'm not joking around. We're talking about Genesis 16. My father used to say, "it's a wild and wacky world out there, Joe." Well, I'm telling you, it's true! See here, Jack, we've got this woman, Hagar, and she's just been given the boot from her home. →

In Genesis 16, we see a very, very sad story. We have Abram and Sarai, who are trying to have children, but it's not working out. So Sarai comes up with a plan to have a child through her maidservant, Hagar. →

Peter (the father): Alright, so in Genesis 16, we got Abram and Sarai who were married but they still hadn’t been able to have a kid. Sarai was like, “Let’s get a maidservant and have her bear children for us”, so they got this Egyptian named Hagar and she became Abram’s concubine. →