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El Roi

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El Roi (Biblical Hebrew: אֵל רֳאִי, romanized: ʾĒl Rŏʾī) is one of the names of God in the Hebrew Bible. It is used in Genesis 16:13[1] by Hagar.

Rashi translates it "god of sight",[2] Joseph b. Isaac Bekhor Shor translates it "god saw me",[3] Abraham Ibn Ezra, Bahya b. Asher, and Obadiah b. Jacob Sforno, "god who appears",[4][5][6] David Kimhi, "god I saw"[7] or "visible god",[8] and Levi b. Gershon as "all-seeing god".[9]

References

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  1. ^ Genesis 16:13
  2. ^ "Rashi on Genesis 16:13:1". www.sefaria.org. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  3. ^ "Bekhor Shor, Genesis 16:13". www.sefaria.org. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  4. ^ "Ibn Ezra on Genesis 16:13:1". www.sefaria.org. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  5. ^ "Rabbeinu Bahya, Bereshit 16:13:1". www.sefaria.org. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  6. ^ "Sforno on Genesis 16:13:1". www.sefaria.org. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  7. ^ "Radak on Genesis 16:13:1". www.sefaria.org. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  8. ^ "Sefer HaShorashim, ראה 1". www.sefaria.org. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  9. ^ "Ralbag Beur HaMilot on Torah, Genesis 16:13:2". www.sefaria.org. Retrieved 2022-05-17.