Genesis 16:3

World English Bible (2000)

Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife.

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  • Gen 12:4-5 : 4 So Abram went, as Yahweh had spoken to him. Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed out of Haran. 5 Abram took Sarai his wife, Lot his brother's son, all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls whom they had gotten in Haran, and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan. Into the land of Canaan they came.
  • Gen 16:5 : 5 Sarai said to Abram, "This wrong is your fault. I gave my handmaid into your bosom, and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes. Yahweh judge between me and you."
  • Gen 25:6 : 6 but to the sons of Abraham's concubines, Abraham gave gifts. He sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, to the east country.
  • Gen 28:9 : 9 Esau went to Ishmael, and took, besides the wives that he had, Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son, the sister of Nebaioth, to be his wife.
  • Gen 30:4 : 4 She gave him Bilhah her handmaid as wife, and Jacob went in to her.
  • Gen 30:9 : 9 When Leah saw that she had finished bearing, she took Zilpah, her handmaid, and gave her to Jacob as a wife.
  • Gen 32:22 : 22 He rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two handmaids, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford of the Jabbok.
  • Gen 35:22 : 22 It happened, while Israel lived in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father's concubine, and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.
  • Judg 19:1-4 : 1 It happened in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite living on the farther side of the hill country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehem Judah. 2 His concubine played the prostitute against him, and went away from him to her father's house to Bethlehem Judah, and was there the space of four months. 3 Her husband arose, and went after her, to speak kindly to her, to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of donkeys: and she brought him into her father's house; and when the father of the young lady saw him, he rejoiced to meet him. 4 His father-in-law, the young lady's father, retained him; and he stayed with him three days: so they ate and drink, and lodged there.
  • 2 Sam 5:13 : 13 David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron; and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.
  • 1 Kgs 11:3 : 3 He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.
  • Gal 4:25 : 25 For this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and answers to the Jerusalem that exists now, for she is in bondage with her children.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 16:1-2
    2 verses
    90%

    1Now Sarai, Abram's wife, bore him no children. She had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

    2Sarai said to Abram, "See now, Yahweh has restrained me from bearing. Please go in to my handmaid. It may be that I will obtain children by her." Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.

  • Gen 16:4-9
    6 verses
    83%

    4He went in to Hagar, and she conceived. When she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.

    5Sarai said to Abram, "This wrong is your fault. I gave my handmaid into your bosom, and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes. Yahweh judge between me and you."

    6But Abram said to Sarai, "Behold, your maid is in your hand. Do to her whatever is good in your eyes." Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her face.

    7The angel of Yahweh found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

    8He said, "Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, where did you come from? Where are you going?" She said, "I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai."

    9The angel of Yahweh said to her, "Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hands."

  • Gen 16:15-16
    2 verses
    77%

    15Hagar bore a son for Abram. Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.

    16Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.

  • Gen 25:12
    74%

    12Now this is the history of the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bore to Abraham.

  • Gen 12:16-20
    5 verses
    74%

    16He dealt well with Abram for her sake. He had sheep, cattle, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.

    17Yahweh plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.

    18Pharaoh called Abram and said, "What is this that you have done to me? Why didn't you tell me that she was your wife?

    19Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her to be my wife? Now therefore, see your wife, take her, and go your way."

    20Pharaoh commanded men concerning him, and they brought him on the way with his wife and all that he had.

  • Gen 20:2
    73%

    2Abraham said about Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

  • Gen 11:29-31
    3 verses
    73%

    29Abram and Nahor took wives. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran who was also the father of Iscah.

    30Sarai was barren. She had no child.

    31Terah took Abram his son, Lot the son of Haran, his son's son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife. They went forth from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan. They came to Haran and lived there.

  • Gen 21:21
    73%

    21He lived in the wilderness of Paran. His mother took a wife for him out of the land of Egypt.

  • Gen 17:15
    73%

    15God said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but her name will be Sarah.

  • Gen 12:11
    72%

    11It happened, when he had come near to enter Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, "See now, I know that you are a beautiful woman to look at.

  • Gen 24:36
    72%

    36Sarah, my master's wife, bore a son to my master when she was old. He has given all that he has to him.

  • Gen 21:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking.

    10Therefore she said to Abraham, "Cast out this handmaid and her son! For the son of this handmaid will not be heir with my son, Isaac."

  • Gen 12:14
    72%

    14It happened that when Abram had come into Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.

  • Gen 12:5
    72%

    5Abram took Sarai his wife, Lot his brother's son, all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls whom they had gotten in Haran, and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan. Into the land of Canaan they came.

  • Gen 21:14
    70%

    14Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder; and gave her the child, and sent her away. She departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.