Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos

Hagar: Quick Facts

Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Last updated

News •

SIU investigates after Sudbury-area man found dead • Oct. 19, 2026, 7:55 AM ET (CTV News)

Facts

Also Known As Agar
Notable Family Members son Ishmael

Photos

Edmonia Lewis: Hagar
Benjamin West: Hagar and Ishmael
Sarah offering Hagar to Abraham
See All Images →
Edward John Poynter: The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon
Queen of Sheba
queen of Sabaʾ
default image
Amyrtaeus of Sais
king of Egypt
default image
Emad Fayed
Egyptian film producer
Gustave Doré: The Death of Jezebel
Jezebel
queen of Israel
Carlo Maratta: Bathsheba at the Bath
Bathsheba
biblical figure
default image
Origen
Christian theologian
Sculpted head of Akhenaten, ancient Egyptian pharaoh, with elongated facial features and a tall, ornate headdress, displayed at the Alexandria National Museum.
Akhenaten
king of Egypt
Sarah offering Hagar to Abraham
Sarah
biblical figure
Painting by Claes Moeyaert showing Jacob meeting Rachel near a well, with figures, goats, and sheep in a pastoral landscape.
Rachel
biblical figure
Ramses II
Ramses II
king of Egypt
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in a suit and gold tie, speaking at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
president of Egypt
Doré, Gustave: Deborah's Song of Triumph
Deborah
biblical figure
Samson and Delilah
Delilah
biblical figure
Map showing the extent of the Ancient Egyptian Empire during the New Kingdom period of Thutmose III, highlighted in orange, covering Egypt, the Nile River valley, Sinai, and stretching northeast through Palestine, Phoenicia, and Syria. The map also marks the Fertile Crescent and neighboring regions such as Assyria and Babylonia in pink, with key cities and geographic features labeled.
Thutmose III
king of Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Gamal Abdel Nasser
president of Egypt
Jacob Returning to Canaan with Rachael and Leah Pursued by Laban
Leah
biblical figure
default image
Dinah
biblical figure
Hosni Mubarak
Hosni Mubarak
president of Egypt
How did Ptolemy explain retrograde motion?
Ptolemy
Egyptian astronomer, mathematician, and geographer
default image
Abigail
biblical figure