Genesis 16:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 16:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 16:1 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 16:1 — KJV
“Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.”
— Genesis 16:1 (KJV)
Genesis 16:1 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 16:1
“And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 16:1: sarai, abram, wife
“Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham:”
Shares key themes with Genesis 16:1: now, bare, handmaid
“And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 16:1: wife, bare, whose
“Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 16:1: now, egyptian, whose
“And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 16:1: sarai, abram, wife
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