Genesis 21:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 21:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 21:16 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the d..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 21:16 — KJV
“And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.”
— Genesis 21:16 (KJV)
Genesis 21:16 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 21:16
“The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the LORD, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 21:16: over, against, off
“Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 21:16: went, sat, off
“Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father's house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch. far...: Heb. over against”
Shares key themes with Genesis 21:16: over, against, off
“I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 21:16: over, good, let
“Are they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champaign over against Gilgal, beside the plains of Moreh?”
Shares key themes with Genesis 21:16: down, over, against
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