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Handmaid

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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Servant (Genesis 16:1; Ruth 3:9; Luke 1:48 ). It is probable that Hagar was Sarah's personal attendant while she was in the house of Pharaoh, and was among those maid-servants whom Abram had brought from Egypt.

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Handmaid'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​h/handmaid.html. 1897.
 
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