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TheFoundingOfBecca, page : 3
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The priests knew the only way to get rid of Abraham was to exile him from
their country, and so Abraham, his wife and a handful of those who
believed packed their belongings and left.
Abraham's journey took Sarah and himself to far away Egypt, and it is there
that they set up home. The years rolled by and Abraham and Sarah were
now elderly and remained childless. It was during their time in Egypt that
Hagar, an honorable lady-in-waiting in Pharaoh's court, became a very
close companion to Sarah. Such was the love of Sarah for her husband
and Hagar, that one day she suggested to Abraham that he might like to
take Hagar to be her co-wife and that perhaps through their union a son
would be born to the family. Prophet Abraham and Lady Hagar accepted
Lady Sarah's suggestion and so they were married.
Allah blessed the marriage and a son was born to them whom they named
The priests knew the only way to get rid of Abraham was to exile him from
their country, and so Abraham, his wife and a handful of those who
believed packed their belongings and left.
Abraham's journey took Sarah and himself to far away Egypt, and it is there
that they set up home. The years rolled by and Abraham and Sarah were
now elderly and remained childless. It was during their time in Egypt that
Hagar, an honorable lady-in-waiting in Pharaoh's court, became a very
close companion to Sarah. Such was the love of Sarah for her husband
and Hagar, that one day she suggested to Abraham that he might like to
take Hagar to be her co-wife and that perhaps through their union a son
would be born to the family. Prophet Abraham and Lady Hagar accepted
Lady Sarah's suggestion and so they were married.
Allah blessed the marriage and a son was born to them whom they named