THE GOD WHO SEES ME יִאֳר לֵא EL

An Egyptian slave, Hagar, encountered God in the desert and addressed him as El Roi, “the God who sees me.” Notably, this is the only occurrence of El Roi in the Bible.

Hagar’s God is the one who numbers the hairs on our heads and who knows our circumstances, past, present, and future. When you pray to El Roi, you are praying to the one who knows everything about you.

Key Scripture

Hagar named Yahweh , who had been speaking to her, “You Are El Roi.” She said, “This is the place where I watched the one who watches over me.” 14 This is why the well is named Beer Lahai Roi [Well of the Living One Who Watches Over Me]. It is still there between Kadesh and Bered. Genesis 16:13–14