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Genesis 16

Genesis 16 ( Genesis • Chapter 16 (16 verses)): Now Sarai Abram 's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. 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 hearke... Mentions: Abram/Abraham, Canaan , Ishmael , Shur , Kadesh 1 , Bered . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Justification by Faith, Imputation & Pauline Theology—Sola Fide is directly grounded in Genesis 15:6 , Habakkuk 2:4 , and the Pauline corpus ( Rom 3:21-28 , Rom 4 , Gal 2:16 ): God forensically declares the sinner righteous through faith in Jesus Christ . The debate between the Reformation forensic imputation model and the New Perspective on Paul is cataloged under scholarly-debate.

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Ishmael (Generation 21 • Child of Abram/Abraham ): ( Genesis 16:16 , 1 Chronicles 1:28 , Genesis 25:17 ) Ishmael became an archer ( Genesis 21:20 ). (mentioned in Genesis 16 , Genesis 17 , Genesis 21 ) Merari (Generation 24 • Child of Levi ): ( Genesis 46:11 , Exodus 6:16 , Numbers 3:17 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 , 6:1 , 6:16 ) The families of the sons of Merari were to camp on the northward side of the tabernacle ( Numbers 3:35 ). (mentioned in Genesis 46 , Exodus 6 , Numbers 3 ) Reu (Generation 16 • Messianic Line • Child of Peleg ): Reu is a biblical figure in Generation 16 of the Messianic Line , child of Peleg , parent of Serug . ( Genesis 10:25 , 1 Chronicles 1:24-25 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:20-21 ) (mentioned in Genesis 10 , Genesis 11 , 1 Chronicles 1 ) Gershon ( Gershom ) (Generation 24 • Child of Levi ): ( Genesis 46:11 , Exodus 6:16 , Numbers 3:17 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 , 6:1 , 6:16 , 6:43 ) The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle westward ( Numbers 3:23 ). (mentioned in Genesis 46 , Exodus 2 , Exodus 6 )

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Noah's Ark — Scale 3D reconstruction of Noah's Ark built to the exact 6:1 length-to-beam ratio specified in Genesis 6:14–16 (300 × 50 × 30 cubits), featuring three internal decks, a side door, and an elevated roof skylight (tzohar) finished one cubit from the top.

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Genesis 16:16 : "And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram ."; Genesis 10:16 : "And the Jebusite , and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,"; Genesis 11:16 : "And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg :". Related canonical books and chapters: Genesis 16 ( Genesis • Chapter 16 (16 verses)), Genesis (Old Testament • 50 Chapters).

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Genesis 16

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Genesis • Chapter 16 (16 verses)

Now Sarai Abram 's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. 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 hearke... Mentions: Abram/Abraham, Canaan , Ishmael , Shur , Kadesh 1 , Bered .

Ishmael

99% Gen 21

Generation 21 • Child of Abram/Abraham

( Genesis 16:16 , 1 Chronicles 1:28 , Genesis 25:17 ) Ishmael became an archer ( Genesis 21:20 ).

Genesis

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Old Testament • 50 Chapters

Genesis (Old Testament, 50 chapters). Key figures: Adam , Cain , Abel , Enoch , Irad , Mehujael . Key places: Eden , Havilah 2 , Gihon 2 , Ethiopia , Assyria , Euphrates . Opens with: "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth...."

Merari

99% Gen 24

Generation 24 • Child of Levi

( Genesis 46:11 , Exodus 6:16 , Numbers 3:17 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 , 6:1 , 6:16 ) The families of the sons of Merari were to camp on the northward side of the tabernacle ( Numbers 3:35 ).

Reu

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Generation 16 • Messianic Line • Child of Peleg

Reu is a biblical figure in Generation 16 of the Messianic Line , child of Peleg , parent of Serug . ( Genesis 10:25 , 1 Chronicles 1:24-25 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:20-21 )

Gershon (Gershom)

99% Gen 24

Generation 24 • Child of Levi

( Genesis 46:11 , Exodus 6:16 , Numbers 3:17 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 , 6:1 , 6:16 , 6:43 ) The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle westward ( Numbers 3:23 ).

Omar

99% Gen 24

Generation 24 • Child of Eliphaz

Omar is a biblical figure in Generation 24, child of Eliphaz . ( Genesis 36:11 , 15-16 , 1 Chronicles 1:36 )

Cain

99% Gen 2

Generation 2 • Child of Adam

Cain is a biblical figure in Generation 2, child of Adam , parent of Enoch . ( Genesis 4:1 , Genesis 4:16 )

Kohath

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Generation 24 • Child of Levi

( Genesis 46:11 , Exodus 6:16 , Numbers 3:17 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 , 6:1 , 6:16 ) The families of the sons of Kohath were to camp on the southward side of the tabernacle ( Numbers 3:29 ).

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Hebrew Genesis Torah Cantillation (Parashat Lekh Lekha V)

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AUDIO • scripture

Traditional Tiberian cantillation (te'amim) chanting of the Masoretic Text of Genesis 13 -14 in Biblical Hebrew.

AdoniTzedek / Wikimedia Commons • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0

Leah

99% Gen 23

Generation 23 • Child of Laban

Leah is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Laban . ( Genesis 29:10 , Genesis 29:16 )

Teman

99% Gen 24

Generation 24 • Child of Eliphaz

Teman is a biblical figure in Generation 24, child of Eliphaz . ( Genesis 36:11 , 15-16 , 1 Chronicles 1:36 )

Kenaz

99% Gen 24

Generation 24 • Child of Eliphaz

Kenaz is a biblical figure in Generation 24, child of Eliphaz . ( Genesis 36:11 , 15-16 , 1 Chronicles 1:36 )

Amalek

99% Gen 24

Generation 24 • Child of Eliphaz

Amalek is a biblical figure in Generation 24, child of Eliphaz , parent of Amalekites . ( Genesis 36:12 , 15-16 , 1 Chronicles 1:36 )

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Genesis 1:1-10 Historic Lunar Orbit Broadcast Recitation

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AUDIO • scripture

Historic audio transmission from Apollo 8 astronauts William Anders, Jim Lovell, and Frank Borman reading Genesis 1 from lunar orbit on Christmas Eve 1968.

NASA Astronauts William Anders, Jim Lovell, Frank Borman • NASA / National Archives Public Domain

γένεσις

genesis (génesis) [ghen'-es-is]

G1078 Greek noun feminine 5x

origin, lineage, birth

Primary meaning: origin, lineage, birth. Strong's: nativity; figuratively, nature. Lexical nuances: origin, lineage : βίβλος γενέσεως (as in Ge 2:4 a 5:1 ), Mt 1:1 . birth : Mt 1:18 , Lk 1:14 (Rec. γέννησις ); πρόσωπον τῆς γ. , face of his birth ("what God made him to be," Hort., in l.), Ja 1:23 ; ὁ τροχὸς τῆς γ. , the wheel (course) of birth or creation ("the wheel of man's nature according to its original Divine purpose," Hort), Ja 3:6 .†

Derivation: from the same as G1074 (γενεά);

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ H8435

Themes:

eschatology creation

Key Scripture Passages:

MAT.1.1 MAT.1.18 LUK.1.14 JAS.1.23 JAS.3.6

Rachael

99% Gen 23

Generation 23 • Child of Laban

Rachael is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Laban . ( Genesis 29:10 , Genesis 29:16 )

Gatam

99% Gen 24

Generation 24 • Child of Eliphaz

Gatam is a biblical figure in Generation 24, child of Eliphaz . ( Genesis 36:11 , 15-16 , 1 Chronicles 1:36 )

Gustave Doré — The Creation of Light (1866)

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Magnificent wood engraving from Dor é's illustrated Bible depicting God commanding 'Let there be light' ( Genesis 1:3 ) piercing primeval darkness.

Gustave Doré • La Grande Bible de Tours / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0

Zepho (or Zephi)

99% Gen 24

Generation 24 • Child of Eliphaz

Zepho (or Zephi) is a biblical figure in Generation 24, child of Eliphaz . ( Genesis 36:11 , 15-16 , 1 Chronicles 1:36 )

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Hebrew Genesis Torah Cantillation (Melchizedek Blessing Gen 14)

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AUDIO • scripture

Traditional liturgical cantillation of Genesis 14:18-24 recounting Melchizedek king of Salem blessing Abram with bread and wine.

AdoniTzedek / Wikimedia Commons • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0

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Hebrew Genesis Torah Cantillation (Covenant of the Pieces Gen 15)

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AUDIO • scripture

Cantillation chanting of Genesis 15 recording God's unilateral covenant with Abram and the promise of heirs like the stars.

AdoniTzedek / Wikimedia Commons • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0

Michelangelo — The Creation of Adam (Sistine Chapel)

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IMAGE • artwork

Iconic high Renaissance fresco painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel illustrating God breathing life into Adam ( Genesis 2:7 ).

Michelangelo Buonarroti • Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museums / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0

Gustave Doré — The Deluge (The Great Flood)

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IMAGE • artwork

Dramatic engraving portraying desperate families and a mother shielding her child on a rock as floodwaters engulf the earth ( Genesis 7 ).

Gustave Doré • La Grande Bible de Tours / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0

Noah's Ark

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Interactive 3D Vessel Reconstruction • Genesis 6:14–16

Scale 3D reconstruction of Noah's Ark built to the exact 6:1 length-to-beam ratio specified in Genesis 6:14–16 (300 × 50 × 30 cubits), featuring three internal decks, a side door, and an elevated roof skylight (tzohar) finished one cubit from the top.

Genesis 1:1

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Genesis Chapter 1, Verse 1

Scripture passage in Genesis 1:1

Genesis 2:7

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Genesis Chapter 2, Verse 7

Scripture passage in Genesis 2:7

Genesis 1:3

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Genesis Chapter 1, Verse 3

Scripture passage in Genesis 1:3

Justification by Faith, Imputation & Pauline Theology

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Sola Fide, Forensic Righteousness, 4QMMT 'Works of the Law', and the New Perspective on Paul

Sola Fide is directly grounded in Genesis 15:6 , Habakkuk 2:4 , and the Pauline corpus ( Rom 3:21-28 , Rom 4 , Gal 2:16 ): God forensically declares the sinner righteous through faith in Jesus Christ . The debate between the Reformation forensic imputation model and the New Perspective on Paul is cataloged under scholarly-debate.

Genesis 3:6

99% Verse

Genesis Chapter 3, Verse 6

Scripture passage in Genesis 3:6

Genesis 3:1

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Genesis Chapter 3, Verse 1

Scripture passage in Genesis 3:1

Genesis 5:1

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Genesis Chapter 5, Verse 1

Scripture passage in Genesis 5:1

Genesis 12:1

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Genesis Chapter 12, Verse 1

Scripture passage in Genesis 12:1

Genesis 1:2

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Genesis Chapter 1, Verse 2

Scripture passage in Genesis 1:2

Genesis 12:5

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Genesis Chapter 12, Verse 5

Scripture passage in Genesis 12:5

Genesis 11:31

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Genesis Chapter 11, Verse 31

Scripture passage in Genesis 11:31

Scripture Passages (24)

Genesis 16:16 (KJV)

Genesis 16 KJV

And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram .

Genesis 10:16 (KJV)

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And the Jebusite , and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,

Genesis 11:16 (KJV)

KJV

And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg :

Genesis 33:16 (KJV)

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So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir .

Genesis 49:16 (KJV)

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Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel .

Genesis 39:16 (KJV)

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And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.

Genesis 16:14 (KJV)

Genesis 16 KJV

Wherefore the well was called Beer–lahai–roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered .

Genesis 26:16 (KJV)

KJV

And Abimelech said unto Isaac , Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.

Genesis 46:16 (KJV)

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And the sons of Gad ; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon , Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.

Genesis 50:16 (KJV)

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And they sent a messenger unto Joseph , saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,

Genesis 5:16 (KJV)

KJV

And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 16:15 (KJV)

Genesis 16 KJV

And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael .

Genesis 37:16 (KJV)

KJV

And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.

Genesis 47:16 (KJV)

KJV

And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail.

Genesis 2:16 (KJV)

KJV

And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

Genesis 8:16 (KJV)

KJV

Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee.

Genesis 41:16 (KJV)

KJV

And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

Genesis 16:9 (KJV)

Genesis 16 KJV

And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

Genesis 15:16 (KJV)

KJV

But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.

Genesis 16:1 (KJV)

Genesis 16 KJV

Now Sarai Abram 's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

Genesis 29:16 (KJV)

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And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah , and the name of the younger was Rachel.

Genesis 27:16 (KJV)

KJV

And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:

Genesis 4:16 (KJV)

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And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod , on the east of Eden .

Genesis 18:16 (KJV)

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And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom : and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.

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Scripture Passages (24)

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