Why Sarah Told Abraham to Sleep With Hagar

The Midrash of Philo 2:1

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·March 24, 2026

Why did Sarah say to Abraham, Behold the Lord has shut me up so that I shall not bring forth: go in now unto my handmaid so as to beget a son by her? (Genesis 16:2).

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