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Genesis 16:2 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Genesis 16:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Genesis chapter 16 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai. obtain: Heb. be built by her”
Genesis 16:2 (KJV)
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Commentary on Genesis 16:2
And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in ... This passage is part of the Abrahamic narratives which shift from universal human history to God's particular covenant people. The Abraham cycle (Genesis 12-25) demonstrates God's sovereign election, covenant faithfulness, and the development of faith through testing and promise fulfillment.Central themes include God's unconditional covenant promises (land, descendants, blessing to nations), the call to faith and obedience, the testing of faith through delays and impossibilities, the contras...
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Cross-References for Genesis 16:2
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“I will certainly return to you when the season comes round. Behold, Sarah your wife will have a son. Sarah heard in the tent door”
“Because you have listened to your wife's voice, and have eaten of the tree, of which I commanded you, saying, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground for your sake. In toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.,And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;,וּלְאָדָם אָמַר כִּי־שָׁמַעְתָּ[c] לְקוֹל אִשְׁתֶּךָ וַתֹּאכַל מִן־הָעֵץ אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִיךָ לֵאמֹר לֹא תֹאכַל מִמֶּנּוּ אֲרוּרָה הָאֲדָמָה בַּעֲבוּרֶךָ בְּעִצָּבוֹן תֹּאכֲלֶנָּה כֹּל יְמֵי חַיֶּיךָ׃ ,And unto Adam He said: Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife”
“the wife and her children shall be her master's”
“she took Zilpah”
“because of Sarah”
“Has God really said, 'You shall not eat of any tree of the garden?'”
“because she was barren. Yahweh was entreated by him”
“children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.”
“and moreover I will give you a son by her. Yes”
“and God listened to her”