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Genesis 16:5 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Genesis 16:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Genesis chapter 16 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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 (KJV)
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Commentary on Genesis 16:5
And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she ... 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 16:5
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“and the God of Nahor”
“May Yahweh look at you, and judge, because you have made us a stench to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us.”
“but killed his son. When he died”
“my God! My Lord”
“and she came up to him”
“and Yahweh avenge me of you; but my hand shall not be on you.”
“Yahweh”
“God”