Genesis 21:21

21 While he was living in the Desert of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from Egypt.

Genesis 21:21 in Other Translations

KJV
21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
ESV
21 He lived in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
NLT
21 and he settled in the wilderness of Paran. His mother arranged for him to marry a woman from the land of Egypt.
MSG
21 He lived in the Paran wilderness. And his mother got him a wife from Egypt.
CSB
21 He settled in the Wilderness of Paran, and his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.

Genesis 21:21 In-Context

19 Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water. So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.
20 God was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became an archer.
21 While he was living in the Desert of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from Egypt.
22 At that time Abimelek and Phicol the commander of his forces said to Abraham, “God is with you in everything you do.
23 Now swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or my descendants. Show to me and the country where you now reside as a foreigner the same kindness I have shown to you.”

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Genesis 14:6
  • 2. Genesis 24:4,38; Genesis 28:2; Genesis 34:4,8; Judges 14:2
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