Genesis 16:10
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 16
“And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.”Genesis 16:10
What Does Genesis 16:10 Mean?
Genesis 16:10 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 16, verse 10 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Genesis 16:10 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 17:20“And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.”Genesis 21:13“And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.”Genesis 15:5“And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.”Genesis 21:18“Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.”Psalms 83:6“The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;”Genesis 18:10“And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.”Genesis 22:15“And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,”Genesis 25:12“Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bare unto Abraham:”Genesis 17:4“As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.”Genesis 21:16“And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bow shot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.”Genesis 31:11“And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I.”Genesis 32:24“And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.”Genesis 48:15“And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,”Exodus 3:2“And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.”Judges 2:1“And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you.”Judges 6:11“And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.”Judges 6:16“And the LORD said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.”Judges 6:21“Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight.”Judges 8:24“And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)”Judges 13:16“And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the LORD. For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the LORD.”
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