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angel of the Lord, as before, appeared unto her, and she was comforted and delivered out of her distresses (Genesis 21:18, 19).

Ishmael afterwards established himself in the wilderness of Paran, where he married an Egyptian (Genesis 21:20,21).

“Hagar” allegorically represents the Jewish church (Galatians 4:24), in bondage to the ceremonial law; while “Sarah” represents the Christian church, which is free.