Genesis 21:25
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 21
“And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.”Genesis 21:25
What Does Genesis 21:25 Mean?
Genesis 21:25 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 21, verse 25 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (12)
These passages are connected to Genesis 21:25 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 26:20“And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac’s herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.”Genesis 26:15“For all the wells which his father’s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.”Exodus 2:17“And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.”Genesis 13:7“And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdmen of Lot’s cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.”Genesis 29:8“And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well’s mouth; then we water the sheep.”Exodus 2:15“Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.”Leviticus 6:4“Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found,”Judges 1:15“And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.”Proverbs 17:10“A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.”Proverbs 25:9“Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:”Proverbs 27:5“Open rebuke is better than secret love.”Matthew 18:15“Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.”
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