In Genesis 16, Abram and Sarai make plans to have a child a different way, rather than trusting God and waiting for God to fulfill his promise. They instead ask their servant, Hagar, to have relations with Abram and conceive a child. Sarai later regretted the decision and treated Hagar harshly and Hagar left town. An angel of the Lord spoke to Hagar and instructed her to return and submit to Sarai. The angel also said to her "the Lord will greatly multiply your descendants". So, the Lord showed compassion to Hagar and blessed her and she was amazed saying, "You are the God who sees me".