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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]byHagar.

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[edit]

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