God who sees

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El Roi is a biblical name for God that emphasizes His compassionate awareness and watchful care over individuals, especially in their suffering and isolation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical theonym
name of God
appearsIn Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament
appearsInBook Genesis
appearsInChapter Genesis 16
associatedWithEvent Hagar’s encounter with the angel of the LORD in the wilderness
associatedWithPerson Hagar
associatedWithTheme God’s care for foreigners
God’s care for slaves
divine encounter in the wilderness
category Names of God in the Bible
Theophoric titles in Abrahamic religions
describedAs title of God highlighting His seeing
emphasizesAttribute God’s attentiveness to suffering
God’s compassionate awareness
God’s concern for the marginalized
God’s omniscience
God’s personal involvement
God’s watchful care
etymologyComponent El (God)
linked to: el (God)

Roi (seeing / who sees)
hasGenderInLanguage masculine (in Hebrew grammar)
hasMeaning God of seeing
God who sees
language Hebrew
recognizedBy many Christian theologians
many Jewish commentators
relatedConcept God’s seeing the afflicted
divine providence
relatedToName El Shaddai
linked to: Shaddai

YHWH
scripturalReference Genesis 16:13
scripturalSetting flight of Hagar from Sarai
wilderness of Shur
theme God’s nearness to the outcast
comfort in isolation
hope in suffering
tradition Christianity
Judaism
usedBy Hagar
worshipContext devotional literature
prayer

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El Roi meaning God who sees