Genesis 16 cross-references
Genesis 16 has 16 verses, which point to 158 other passages and are cited by 125. Below is the King James text of each verse with its strongest cross-references, ranked by OpenBible.info reader votes.
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Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
Points to (11)
- Galatians 4:24 — Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth… 9 votes
- Genesis 12:16 — And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and… 6 votes
- Genesis 21:9–10 — And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking. 5 votes
- Genesis 15:2–3 — And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this… 5 votes
- Luke 1:36 — And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month… 4 votes
- Luke 1:7 — And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years. 4 votes
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- Judges 13:2 — And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was… 5 votes
- Genesis 29:24 — And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid. 4 votes
- Genesis 21:9 — And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking. 4 votes
- Luke 1:7 — And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years. 3 votes
Genesis 16:2
And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
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- Exodus 21:4 — If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall… 3 votes
- Genesis 18:10 — And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall… 3 votes
- Genesis 3:17 — And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of… 3 votes
- Psalms 127:3 — Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. 2 votes
- Genesis 30:22 — And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb. 2 votes
- Genesis 30:9–10 — When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife. 2 votes
Pointed to from (7)
- Genesis 25:21 — And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and… 8 votes
- Genesis 30:2 — And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee… 6 votes
- Genesis 30:3 — And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have… 3 votes
- Genesis 19:31 — And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in… 3 votes
Genesis 16:3
And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.
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- Genesis 16:5 — And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that… 4 votes
- Genesis 12:4–5 — So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five… 4 votes
- 2 Samuel 5:13 — And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were… 3 votes
- Galatians 4:25 — For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her… 2 votes
- 1 Kings 11:3 — And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart. 2 votes
- Judges 19:1–4 — And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite… 2 votes
Pointed to from (6)
- Galatians 4:24 — Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth… 3 votes
- Genesis 30:9 — When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife. 3 votes
- Genesis 30:4 — And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her. 3 votes
- Genesis 25:6 — But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his… 2 votes
Genesis 16:4
And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
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- Proverbs 30:23 — For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress. 3 votes
- 2 Samuel 6:16 — And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter looked through a window, and… 3 votes
- 1 Corinthians 13:4–5 — Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 2 votes
- 1 Corinthians 4:6 — And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye… 2 votes
- Proverbs 30:20–21 — Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no… 2 votes
- 1 Samuel 1:6–8 — And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb. 2 votes
Pointed to from (3)
- 1 Timothy 6:2 — And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do… 3 votes
- Genesis 19:31 — And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in… 3 votes
- Genesis 16:8 — And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the… 1 votes
Genesis 16:5
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.
Points to (8)
- Genesis 31:53 — The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the… 5 votes
- Exodus 5:21 — And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in… 4 votes
- Luke 10:40–41 — But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my… 3 votes
- Psalms 35:23 — Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord. 3 votes
- Psalms 7:8 — The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine… 3 votes
- 2 Chronicles 24:22 — Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son.… 3 votes
Pointed to from (9)
- 1 Kings 1:2 — Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her… 9 votes
- 1 Samuel 24:12 — The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee. 7 votes
- Judges 11:27 — Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the LORD the Judge be… 6 votes
- Genesis 31:53 — The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the… 5 votes
Genesis 16:6
But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.
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- Jeremiah 38:5 — Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against… 3 votes
- 1 Peter 3:7 — Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the… 2 votes
- Ecclesiastes 10:4 — If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences. 2 votes
- Proverbs 29:19 — A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer. 2 votes
- Proverbs 27:8 — As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place. 2 votes
- Proverbs 15:17–18 — Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. 2 votes
Pointed to from (7)
- Proverbs 27:8 — As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place. 5 votes
- Joshua 9:25 — And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do. 4 votes
- 1 Kings 21:2 — And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because… 2 votes
- 1 Kings 12:13 — And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him; 2 votes
Genesis 16:7
And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
Points to (9)
- Exodus 15:22 — So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three… 5 votes
- Genesis 25:18 — And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the… 5 votes
- Genesis 21:17 — And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her,… 5 votes
- Proverbs 15:3 — The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. 4 votes
- 1 Samuel 15:7 — And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt. 3 votes
- Genesis 31:11 — And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I. 3 votes
Pointed to from (15)
- Genesis 16:13 — And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here… 12 votes
- Exodus 15:22 — So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three… 6 votes
- Exodus 3:2 — And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked,… 6 votes
- 1 Samuel 15:7 — And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt. 5 votes
Genesis 16:8
And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
Points to (9)
- Genesis 3:9 — And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? 7 votes
- Genesis 4:10 — And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. 5 votes
- Jeremiah 2:17–18 — Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by… 4 votes
- Ecclesiastes 10:4 — If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences. 4 votes
- 1 Timothy 6:1–2 — Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God… 2 votes
- Ephesians 6:5–8 — Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in… 2 votes
Pointed to from (12)
- Genesis 3:9 — And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? 7 votes
- Acts 9:4 — And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? 6 votes
- Galatians 4:24 — Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth… 4 votes
- 1 Kings 19:9 — And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said… 4 votes
Genesis 16:9
And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
Points to (6)
- 1 Peter 5:5–6 — Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be… 3 votes
- 1 Peter 2:18–25 — Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. 2 votes
- Titus 2:9 — Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering… 2 votes
- Ephesians 6:5–6 — Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in… 2 votes
- Ephesians 5:21 — Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. 2 votes
- Ecclesiastes 10:4 — If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences. 2 votes
Pointed to from (7)
- Hebrews 13:17 — Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that… 8 votes
- Genesis 16:13 — And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here… 4 votes
- Ephesians 6:5 — Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in… 3 votes
- Genesis 22:11 — And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. 3 votes
Genesis 16:10
And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
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- Genesis 17:20 — And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will… 8 votes
- Psalms 83:6–7 — The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes; 4 votes
- Genesis 25:12–18 — Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto… 3 votes
- Genesis 22:15–18 — And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, 3 votes
- Genesis 21:18 — Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation. 3 votes
- Genesis 21:13 — And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed. 3 votes
Pointed to from (8)
- Genesis 21:13 — And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed. 7 votes
- Genesis 21:18 — Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation. 5 votes
- Genesis 15:5 — And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to… 5 votes
- Genesis 17:20 — And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will… 4 votes
Genesis 16:11
And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
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- Exodus 2:23–24 — And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by… 14 votes
- Exodus 3:7 — And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their… 12 votes
- Isaiah 7:14 — Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall… 10 votes
- 1 Samuel 1:20 — Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and… 9 votes
- Genesis 41:51–52 — And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and… 9 votes
- Genesis 17:19 — And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will… 9 votes
Pointed to from (11)
- Exodus 2:10 — And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his… 11 votes
- Genesis 21:17 — And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her,… 11 votes
- Exodus 2:23 — And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by… 8 votes
- Genesis 37:25 — And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of… 4 votes
Genesis 16:12
And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
Points to (5)
- Genesis 25:18 — And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the… 8 votes
- Genesis 21:20 — And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer. 8 votes
- Job 39:5–8 — Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass? 5 votes
- Job 11:12 — For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt. 3 votes
- Genesis 27:40 — And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have… 3 votes
Pointed to from (5)
- Genesis 25:18 — And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the… 7 votes
- Genesis 21:20 — And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer. 4 votes
- Job 30:7 — Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were gathered together. 3 votes
- Job 39:5 — Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass? 2 votes
Genesis 16:13
And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?
Points to (12)
- Psalms 139:1–12 — [To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. 25 votes
- Genesis 32:30 — And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. 20 votes
- Proverbs 15:3 — The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. 16 votes
- Proverbs 5:21 — For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings. 15 votes
- Genesis 16:7 — And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to… 12 votes
- Genesis 31:42 — Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst… 11 votes
Pointed to from (14)
- Genesis 22:14 — And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD… 12 votes
- John 1:18 — No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath… 10 votes
- Job 34:21 — For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings. 5 votes
- Genesis 32:30 — And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. 5 votes
Genesis 16:14
Wherefore the well was called Beerlahairoi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
Points to (5)
- Genesis 25:11 — And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well… 4 votes
- Genesis 24:62 — And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi; for he dwelt in the south country. 4 votes
- Numbers 13:26 — And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto… 3 votes
- Genesis 21:31 — Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them. 3 votes
- Genesis 14:7 — And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and… 2 votes
Pointed to from (5)
- Genesis 25:11 — And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well… 6 votes
- Genesis 24:62 — And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi; for he dwelt in the south country. 6 votes
- Hebrews 7:1 — For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the… 5 votes
- Genesis 14:7 — And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and… 3 votes
Genesis 16:15
And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.
Points to (11)
- Genesis 25:12 — Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto… 4 votes
- Galatians 4:22–23 — For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman. 2 votes
- 1 Chronicles 1:28 — The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael. 2 votes
- Genesis 37:27 — Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our… 2 votes
- Genesis 28:9 — Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's… 2 votes
- Genesis 25:9 — And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar… 2 votes
Pointed to from (4)
- Galatians 4:22 — For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman. 8 votes
- Genesis 21:9 — And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking. 8 votes
- Galatians 4:24 — Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth… 4 votes
- Judges 8:31 — And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech. 2 votes
Genesis 16:16
And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.
Pointed to from (1)
- Genesis 17:1 — And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the… 5 votes