GENESIS—NOTE ON Genesis 16:3 as a wife. Hagar’s status within Abram’s household is changed from servant to wife, although this does not place her on a par with Sarai (see note on 25:5–6). While the OT records occasions of polygamy, these relationships are usually difficult and are never encouraged in the Bible (see Genesis 2:24; Deuteronomy 17:17).

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