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    Who was the Egyptian servant in the Bible whose name meant 'immigrant'?

    Question #77804. Asked by tragic_flawed. (Mar 25 07 2:21 PM)


    1cyprus

    		Could it be Jarha,even though the translation i found means"unknown"

    http://net.bible.org/dictionary.php?word=Jarha



    Mar 25 07, 3:27 PM
    Arpeggionist

    		I think the referance here is to Hagar, Abraham's Egyptian servant turned concubine. The root of her name is the root for the Hebrew verb "to migrate" (hagirah, l'hager).

    Mar 25 07, 3:29 PM
    tragic_flawed

    		yep ...Hagar...

    Mar 25 07, 5:45 PM

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