El-Roi (Genesis 16)

“The angel of the LORD found Hagar in the wilderness…” Hagar was so mistreated by her mistress Sarai that, even though she was pregnant with Abram’s child, she ran away.

But the LORD took notice of her, and a messenger from heaven was sent to comfort her.

From then on, Hagar began to refer to the LORD as El-Roi, “The God who sees me.”