Bible Dictionaries
Handmaid
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. Copyright Statement
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Handmaid'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​h/handmaid.html. 1897.