Pieter Jozef Verhaghen, “Abraham Drives Off Hagar and Ishmael,” 1781, Royal Fine Arts Museum, Antwerp, Belgium (photo: Public Domain) John Grondelski Blogs March 23, 2025 ...

And curious why this story of the expulsion of Abraham’s second wife Hagar and his first child Ishmael is read not only as part of Parashat Vayera, but also read on Rosh Hashanah.

The story of Sarah and Hagar begins in Genesis 11. Sarah, then called Sarai, and Abraham, called Abram, marry and wander the Near and Middle East.

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You may recall God’s promise to Abraham: he’s to be the father of nations. For Hagar, it’s a tale in two parts. Abraham, at 99 years old, and Sarah, his decades-long wife, still had no children.

And Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah (Genesis 25:1) The Written Torah (Torah shebi-Khtav) only tells us that Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah.The oral Torah ...

She lashes out at Abraham, who, finding himself in a no-win, no-win situation, opts for silence – though he does suggest that Sarah do with Hagar as she pleases. Sarah retaliates and ...

“Sarah and Hagar are part of the Abraham Accords,” Grossman said, referring to Abraham’s wives who are the fathers of the Jewish and Arab peoples, respectively.

Sarah, Hagar, and Abraham. H. 22 in.; W. 26 in." [P. 65.] Metropolitan Museum of Art. Catalogue of the Pictures in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, No. 681 Fifth Avenue, in the City of New York.