Hagar Bible Quiz
How well do you know Hagar? Take this 10-question Bible quiz about Hagar's life, with explanations and Scripture references.
Who was Hagar's master, the husband of Sarah?
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1. Who was Hagar's master, the husband of Sarah?
- A) Isaac
- B) Abraham (correct answer)
- C) Lot
- D) Jacob
Answer: Abraham. Hagar was a slave of Abraham, who was married to Sarah. Genesis 16
2. What was the name of Hagar's son?
- A) Esau
- B) Jacob
- C) Ishmael (correct answer)
- D) Isaac
Answer: Ishmael. Hagar bore a son named Ishmael with Abraham. Genesis 16
3. Why did Sarah give Hagar to Abraham?
- A) To bear a child (correct answer)
- B) To help her
- C) To be a servant
- D) To find a wife
Answer: To bear a child. Sarah gave Hagar to Abraham because she was unable to have children. Genesis 16
4. What did Hagar do when she fled from Sarah?
- A) Met a prophet
- B) Went to Egypt
- C) Found a well (correct answer)
- D) Visited a city
Answer: Found a well. Hagar fled into the wilderness and found a well of water. Genesis 16
5. Who found Hagar in the wilderness?
- A) Ishmael
- B) Sarah
- C) An angel of the Lord (correct answer)
- D) Abraham
Answer: An angel of the Lord. An angel of the Lord found Hagar by a spring of water in the wilderness. Genesis 16
6. What promise did the angel make to Hagar?
- A) Her descendants would be numerous (correct answer)
- B) She would find a husband
- C) Her son would be a king
- D) She would return to Sarah
Answer: Her descendants would be numerous. The angel promised Hagar that her descendants would become a great nation. Genesis 16
7. What was the nature of Ishmael's character as described in the Bible?
- A) Gentle
- B) Wise
- C) Wild (correct answer)
- D) Cunning
Answer: Wild. Ishmael is described as a wild man in the biblical account. Genesis 16
8. Where did Hagar and Ishmael end up after being sent away?
- A) Babylon
- B) Egypt
- C) Canaan
- D) The wilderness (correct answer)
Answer: The wilderness. Hagar and Ishmael wandered in the wilderness after being sent away. Genesis 21
9. What was God's promise to Hagar regarding Ishmael?
- A) He would be a prophet
- B) He would be a servant
- C) He would be a king
- D) He would be a great nation (correct answer)
Answer: He would be a great nation. God promised Hagar that Ishmael would be the father of a great nation. Genesis 21
10. What did Hagar see when her son Ishmael was about to die?
- A) A tree
- B) A mountain
- C) A city
- D) A well (correct answer)
Answer: A well. Hagar saw a well of water when she thought Ishmael would die from thirst. Genesis 21