Hagar
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Hagar or Agar, according to the Book of Genesis, servant of Abraham's wife Sarah and mother of his eldest son, Ishmael. She and her son were sent out into the wilderness because of Sarah's jealousy. An angel aided her there. Islamic tradition associates various sites in and near Mecca with events in the lives of Hagar and Ishmael as recorded in Genesis. A site adjacent to the Kaaba is identified as the burial place of Hagar and Ishmael. St. Paul uses Hagar as a symbol for the bondage of the Old Law.
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Hagar can refer to:
People
- Hagar (Bible), in the Abrahamic faiths, the handmaiden of Sarah (the wife of Abraham), and the mother of Abraham's son Ishmael.
- Sammy Hagar, rock musician.
- Mandy Hagar, New Zealand children's book author.
- Albert Hagar, Canadian politician.
- Regan Hagar, drummer in Malfunkshun.
- Hagar Rublev, Israeli feminist and peace activist.
Other
- Hagarism: The Making of the Islamic World, book on Islam.
- Hagar - "Studies in Culture, Polity, and Identities." A Post-Zionist academic journal edited by Prof. Oren Yiftachel and published by Ben-Gurion University in English.
- Hagar, Ontario, community in the Canadian province of Ontario
- Hagar Township, Michigan
- Hagar (company), Icelandic retailer company, part of the Baugur Group.
- Hägar the Horrible, comic strip by Dik Browne.
Haggar
- Mike Haggar, video game character
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