2009-08-06T17:17:32-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/hagar/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2016:1-16&version=NIV 2009-08-06T17:17:32-05:00 Ishmael was the son of Hagar, Abram's servant, and the story of his mother's pregnancy is a difficult one filled with jealousy and cruelty.