The patriarchs · c. 2000-1850 BC
Hagar and Ishmael Bible quiz
Start with these 3 free questions on Hagar and Ishmael. Tap an answer to check it: each one is explained with the verse it comes from. The full quiz (12 questions, up to the details most readers miss) is in Bible Academy.
Easy questions
1. What country was Hagar from?
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Answer: Egypt. Sarai “had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.” Later, Hagar would also take an Egyptian wife for her son Ishmael. Genesis 16:1
2. What name did the angel of the LORD tell Hagar to give her son?
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Answer: Ishmael. The angel said, “thou shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.” Isaac was Sarah’s son. Genesis 16:11
3. Who asked Abraham to drive Hagar and her son out?
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Answer: Sarah. Sarah told Abraham, “Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.” Genesis 21:9–10