Verse 20

God was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the wilderness and became an archer.

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  • Gen 39:21 : 21 But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him kindness, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.
  • Gen 28:15 : 15 Look, I am with you, and I will guard you wherever you go. I will bring you back to this land, because I will not leave you until I have done everything I promised you.
  • Gen 39:2-3 : 2 The LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the house of his Egyptian master. 3 His master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD gave him success in everything he did.
  • Gen 16:12 : 12 He will be a wild man; his hand will be against everyone, and everyone's hand will be against him. He will live in hostility toward all his brothers.
  • Gen 17:20 : 20 As for Ishmael, I have heard you. I will bless him; I will make him fruitful and greatly multiply his descendants. He will be the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.
  • Gen 25:27 : 27 The boys grew up, and Esau became a skilled hunter, a man of the open country, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed among the tents.
  • Gen 27:3 : 3 Now then, please take your weapons—your quiver and bow—and go out to the open country to hunt some wild game for me.
  • Gen 49:23-24 : 23 With bitterness, archers attacked him; they shot at him with hostility. 24 But his bow remained steady, and his strong arms stayed limber, because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.
  • Judg 6:12 : 12 The angel of the Lord appeared to him and said, 'The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.'
  • Judg 13:24-25 : 24 The woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The boy grew, and the Lord blessed him. 25 The Spirit of the Lord began to stir him while he was in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
  • Luke 1:80 : 80 The child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
  • Luke 2:40 : 40 And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.
  • Gen 10:9 : 9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD. Therefore, it is said, "Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD."