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Old TestamentGenesis · Chapter 21

Genesis 21:29

Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 21:29 — by Collins Asein

Quick Summary

Genesis 21:29 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.

Genesis 21:29 — KJV

And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?

Genesis 21:29 (KJV)

Genesis 21:29 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.

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Cross-References for Genesis 21:29

And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? considered: Heb. set thy heart on

Shares key themes with Genesis 21:29: ewe, hast, set

These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.

Shares key themes with Genesis 21:29: these, hast, set

Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it. made...: or, hewed it for thyself larger than theirs where...: or, thou providedst room

Shares key themes with Genesis 21:29: ewe, hast, set

There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. have...: Chaldee, have set no regard upon thee

Shares key themes with Genesis 21:29: these, hast, set

So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.

Shares key themes with Genesis 21:29: these, ewe, hast

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Collins Asein — Christian Author & Founder of PrayerKey