Genesis 21:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 21:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 21:21 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 21:21 — KJV
“And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.”
— Genesis 21:21 (KJV)
Genesis 21:21 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 21:21
“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 21:21: dwelt, took, wife
“And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 21:21: took, wife, land
“And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 21:21: wilderness, took, land
“And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran: and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt; which gave him an house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 21:21: paran, took, land
“Neither said they, Where is the LORD that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt?”
Shares key themes with Genesis 21:21: dwelt, wilderness, land
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