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Genesis 16 General Notes
Structure and formatting
Some translations prefer to set apart quotations. The ULB and many other English translations indent the lines of 16:11-14, which is an extended quotation.
Special concepts in this chapter
Plural marriage
Abram married Hagar while he was also married to Sarai. Even though Abram had his wife's permission, this was an immoral and sinful action. It also showed a lack of faith in God. Sarai quickly became jealous of Hagar. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin, rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/faith, rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jealous and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit).