Genesis 21:20 — Meaning and Application

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“And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.”

Genesis 21:20

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Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.

And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.

And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God {is} with thee in all that thou doest:

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Genesis 21:1

"And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken."

Genesis 21:2

"For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him."

Genesis 21:3

"And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac."

Genesis 21:4

"And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him."

Genesis 21:5

"And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him."

Genesis 21:6

"And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, {so that} all that hear will laugh with me."

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