Genesis 16:5
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 16
“And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.”Genesis 16:5
What Does Genesis 16:5 Mean?
Genesis 16:5 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 16, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Genesis 16:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Kings 1:2“Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.”1 Samuel 24:12“The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.”Judges 11:27“Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the LORD the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.”Genesis 31:53“The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.”Genesis 16:3“And Sarai Abram’s wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.”Exodus 5:21“And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.”Judges 11:10“And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The LORD be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.”1 Samuel 20:23“And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD be between thee and me for ever.”2 Chronicles 24:22“Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The LORD look upon it, and require it.”Psalms 7:8“The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.”Psalms 35:23“Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.”Luke 10:40“But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.”Deuteronomy 13:6“If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;”Psalms 43:1“Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.”
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