Genesis 16:5
The Scripture
(5) And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In Genesis 16 Abraham and his wife Sarah face a difficult situation when Sarah becomes barren and wishes to have a child. A servant is sent to find a wife for Sarah, but the servant deceives Sarah into marrying Hagar, Sarah’s Egyptian servant, whose daughter Ishmael is born. The story highlights God’s providence and the consequences of human deceit.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Luke 10:40Luke 10:41Genesis 31:53Exodus 5:21I Samuel 24:12I Samuel 24:13I Samuel 24:14I Samuel 24:15II Chronicles 24:22Psalms 7:8Psalms 35:23Psalms 43:1
Related verses (shared words)
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