Genesis 21:21
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 21
“And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.”Genesis 21:21
What Does Genesis 21:21 Mean?
Genesis 21:21 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 21, verse 21 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 21:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 14:6“And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness.”Genesis 16:1“Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.”Numbers 10:12“And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran.”1 Samuel 25:1“And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.”Jeremiah 29:6“Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished.”Genesis 25:18“And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.”Judges 14:2“And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife.”Habakkuk 3:3“God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.”Genesis 24:3“And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:”Genesis 26:34“And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:”Genesis 27:46“And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?”Genesis 34:4“And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.”Genesis 38:6“And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.”Numbers 12:16“And afterward the people removed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the wilderness of Paran.”Numbers 13:3“And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel.”Numbers 13:26“And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land.”Deuteronomy 1:1“These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.”1 Kings 11:18“And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran: and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt; which gave him an house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land.”2 Chronicles 24:3“And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters.”1 Corinthians 7:38“So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.”
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