Genesis 16:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 16:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 16:16 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 16:16 — KJV
“And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.”
— Genesis 16:16 (KJV)
Genesis 16:16 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 16:16
“And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 16:16: fourscore, years, old
“A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men. every man: Heb. a poll”
Shares key themes with Genesis 16:16: six, years, old
“And thy estimation shall be of the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old, even thy estimation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 16:16: six, years, old
“And if it be from sixty years old and above; if it be a male, then thy estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 16:16: six, years, old
“And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 16:16: six, years, old
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