OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 21

Genesis 21:21

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He lived in the wilderness of Paran. His mother got a wife for him out of the land of Egypt.

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Genesis 21:18–24

18

Get up, lift up the boy, and hold him with your hand. For I will make him a great nation.”

19

God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. She went, filled the container with water, and gave the boy a drink.

20

God was with the boy, and he grew. He lived in the wilderness, and as he grew up, he became an archer.

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He lived in the wilderness of Paran. His mother got a wife for him out of the land of Egypt.

22

At that time, Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his army spoke to Abraham, saying, “God is with you in all that you do.

23

Now, therefore, swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son. But according to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall do to me, and to the land in which you have lived as a foreigner.”

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Abraham said, “I will swear.”

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