El Roi
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El Roi is one of the names of God in the Hebrew Bible.
Hebrew Bible
The translation of El Roi is commonly "The God Who Sees". El Roi is a descriptive epithet for God using the word "El" (God) and a modifier indicating a quality of God. It was first mentioned in the Book of Genesis (Genesis 16:13), by Hagar, mother of Abraham's eldest son, Ishmael.
References
Theology of the Old Testament, Walter Eichrodt, Volume 1, pp. 183-184
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