The meaning of Handmaid in the Bible
(From Easton's Bible Dictionary)servant (Genesis 16:1; Ruth 3:9; Luke 1:48). It is probable that Hagar was Sarah's personal attendant while she was in the house of Pharaoh, and was among those maid-servants whom Abram had brought from Egypt.
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Handmaid {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
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