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Genesis 17:18 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Genesis 17:18 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Genesis chapter 17 verse 18 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!”
Genesis 17:18 (KJV)
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Commentary on Genesis 17:18
And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!... 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 contrast between divine promises and human...
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Cross-References for Genesis 17:18
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“and to your children”
“you uphold me in my integrity”
“Who will show us any good? Yahweh”
“when you till the ground”
“that they may fear me forever”
“you have driven me out this day from the surface of the ground. I will be hidden from your face”
“and your sins have hidden his face from you”