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Genesis Chapter 16

Genesis

gen 16:0

Overview

Gen 16:1, Sarai, being barren, gives Hagar to Abram; Gen 16:4, Hagar, being afflicted for despising her mistress, runs away; Gen 16:7, An angel commands her to return and submit herself, promises her a numerous posterity, and shows their character and condition; Gen 16:13, Hagar names the place, and returns to Sarai; Gen 16:15, Ishmael is born; Gen 16:16, The age of Abram.

Genesis 16:1

gen 16:1

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bare: Gen 15:2, Gen 15:3, Gen 21:10, Gen 21:12, Gen 25:21; Jdg 13:2; Luk 1:7, Luk 1:36

Egyptian: Gen 12:16, Gen 21:9, Gen 21:21

name: Gal 4:24, Agar

Genesis 16:2

gen 16:2

the Lord: Gen 17:16, Gen 18:10, Gen 20:18, Gen 25:21, Gen 30:2, Gen 30:3, Gen 30:9, Gen 30:22; Psa 127:3

obtain children: Heb. be builded, Gen 30:3, Gen 30:6; Exo 21:4; Rut 4:11

hearkened: Gen 3:1-6, Gen 3:12, Gen 3:17

Genesis 16:3

gen 16:3

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had: Gen 12:4, Gen 12:5

gave: Gen 16:5, Gen 30:4, Gen 30:9

his: Gen 25:6, Gen 28:9, Gen 32:22, Gen 35:22; Jdg 19:1-4; Sa2 5:13; Kg1 11:3; Gal 4:25

Genesis 16:4

gen 16:4

her mistress: Sa1 1:6-8; Sa2 6:16; Pro 30:20, Pro 30:21, Pro 30:23; Co1 4:6, Co1 13:4, Co1 13:5

Genesis 16:5

gen 16:5

My wrong: Luk 10:40, Luk 10:41

the Lord: Gen 31:53; Exo 5:21; Sa1 24:12-15; Ch2 24:22; Psa 7:8, Psa 35:23, Psa 43:1

Genesis 16:6

gen 16:6

Abram: Gen 13:8, Gen 13:9; Pro 14:29, Pro 15:1, Pro 15:17, Pro 15:18; Pe1 3:7

in: Gen 24:10; Job 2:6; Psa 106:41, Psa 106:42; Jer 38:5

as it pleaseth thee: Heb. that which is good in thine eyes, dealt hardly with her. Heb. afflicted her. Pro 29:19

fled: Exo 2:15; Pro 27:8; Ecc 10:4

Genesis 16:7

gen 16:7

found: Pro 15:3

the fountain: Gen 25:18; Exo 15:22; Sa1 15:7

Shur: The desert of Shur being between the south of Canaan, where Hebron was situated, and Egypt, it is likely that Hagar was returning to her own country.

Genesis 16:8

gen 16:8

Sarai's maid: Gen 16:1, Gen 16:4; Eph 6:5-8; Ti1 6:1, Ti1 6:2

whence: Gen 3:9, Gen 4:10; Ecc 10:4; Jer 2:17, Jer 2:18

I flee: Sa1 26:19

Genesis 16:9

gen 16:9

submit: Ecc 10:4; Eph 5:21, Eph 6:5, Eph 6:6; Tit 2:9; Pe1 2:18-25, Pe1 5:5, Pe1 5:6

Genesis 16:10

gen 16:10

the angel: Gen 22:15-18, Gen 31:11-13, Gen 32:24-30, Gen 48:15, Gen 48:16; Exo 3:2-6; Jdg 2:1-3, Jdg 6:11; Jdg 6:16, Jdg 6:21-24, Jdg 13:16-22; Isa 63:9; Hos 12:3-5; Zac 2:8, Zac 2:9; Mal 3:1; Joh 1:18; Act 7:30-38; Ti1 6:16

I will: Gen 17:20, Gen 21:13, Gen 21:16, Gen 25:12-18; Psa 83:6, Psa 83:7

Genesis 16:11

gen 16:11

shalt: Gen 17:19, Gen 29:32-35; Isa 7:14; Mat 1:21-23; Luk 1:13, Luk 1:31, Luk 1:63

Ishmael: i.e. God shall hear

because: Gen 41:51, Gen 41:52; Sa1 1:20

hath: Gen 29:32, Gen 29:33; Exo 2:23, Exo 2:24, Exo 3:7; Job 38:41; Psa 22:24

Genesis 16:12

gen 16:12

be a: Gen 21:20; Job 11:12, Job 39:5-8

wild: The word rendered "wild" also denotes the "wild ass;" the description of which animal in Job 39:5-8, affords the very best representation of the wandering, lawless, freebooting life of the Bedouin and other Arabs, the descendants of Ishmael.

his hand: Gen 27:40

he shall: Gen 25:18

Genesis 16:13

gen 16:13

called: Gen 16:7, Gen 16:9, Gen 16:10, Gen 22:14, Gen 28:17, Gen 28:19, Gen 32:30; Jdg 6:24

Thou: Gen 32:30; Exo 33:18-23, Exo 34:5-7; Psa 139:1-12; Pro 5:21, Pro 15:3

him that: Gen 31:42

Genesis 16:14

gen 16:14

Beer-lahri-roi, That is, The well of him that liveth and seeth me. Gen 21:31, Gen 24:62, Gen 25:11

Kadesh: Num 13:26

Genesis 16:15

gen 16:15

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Hagar: Gen 16:11, Gen 25:12; Ch1 1:28; Gal 4:22, Gal 4:23

Ishmael: Gen 17:18, Gen 17:20, Gen 17:25, Gen 17:26, Gen 21:9-21, Gen 25:9, Gen 25:12, Gen 28:9, Gen 37:27


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