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href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21#h=171:219-174:0"><span class="altsize">10-21</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li><li class="L2"><p>Abraham’s covenant with Abimelech <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21#h=174:0-176:0"><span class="altsize">22-34</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-21-1" data-section-citation="001021001001021001"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 21:1</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/472" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-473"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 18:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-473" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-473" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p401" data-pid="401" class="sx"><span class="ni">ns 76</span></p> <p id="p402" data-pid="402" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-21-2" data-section-citation="001021002001021002"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 21:2</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/473" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-474"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Heb 11:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-474" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-474" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/474" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-475"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 17:21; 18:10, 14; Ro 9:9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-475" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-475" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p402" data-pid="402" class="sx"><span class="ni">li 31;</span><span class="ni"> ns 76</span></p> <p id="p403" data-pid="403" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-21-3" data-section-citation="001021003001021003"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 21:3</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/475" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-476"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 17:19; Jos 24:3; Ro 9:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-476" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-476" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-21-4" data-section-citation="001021004001021004"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 21:4</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/476" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-477"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 17:12; Le 12:3; Ac 7:8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-477" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-477" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-21-5" data-section-citation="001021005001021005"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 21:5</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p403" data-pid="403" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/401/0">w63 128;</a><span class="ni"> ns 76;</span><span class="ni"> w34 29</span></p> <p id="p404" data-pid="404" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-21-6" data-section-citation="001021006001021006"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 21:6</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-149"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p616" data-pid="616">Or possibly, “laugh at me.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1213" data-pid="1213" class="se"></p> <p id="p1214" data-pid="1214" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1516/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 208,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1517/0"> 863</a></p> <div id="p1215" data-pid="1215"><p data-pid="1215" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1518/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Public)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1215" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1518/0">No. 5 2017, pp. 14-15</a></p> </div><p id="p1216" data-pid="1216" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p331" data-pid="331" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/329/0">it-2 208,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/329/2"> 863;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/329/4"> wp17.5 14-15;</a></p> <p id="p332" data-pid="332" class="sx"></p> <p id="p404" data-pid="404" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/402/0">ad 1033,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/402/1"> 1448;</a><span class="ni"> ns 76</span></p> <p id="p405" data-pid="405" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-21-7" data-section-citation="001021007001021007"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 21:7</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p405" data-pid="405" class="sx"><span class="ni">ns 76</span></p> <p id="p406" data-pid="406" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-21-8" data-section-citation="001021008001021008"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 21:8</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1216" data-pid="1216" class="se"></p> <p id="p1217" data-pid="1217" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1519/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 460-461,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1520/0"> 1225</a></p> <p id="p1218" data-pid="1218" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p332" data-pid="332" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/330/0">it-1 461,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/330/2"> 1225;</a></p> <p id="p333" data-pid="333" class="sx"></p> <p id="p406" data-pid="406" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/404/0">po 106;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/404/2"> ad 335;</a><span class="ni"> li 31;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/404/4"> w63 128;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/404/5"> w62 671;</a><span class="ni"> ns 86</span></p> <p id="p407" data-pid="407" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-21-9" data-section-citation="001021009001021009"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 21:9</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/477" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-478"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 16:4, 15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-478" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-478" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/478" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-479"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 15:13; Ga 4:22, 29</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-479" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-479" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1218" data-pid="1218" class="se"></p> <p id="p1219" data-pid="1219" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1521/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 460-461,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1522/0"> 776,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1523/0"> 1017,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1524/0"> 1216,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1525/0"> 1225,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1526/0"> 1227</a></p> <p id="p1220" data-pid="1220" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1527/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 863</a></p> <div id="p1221" data-pid="1221"><p data-pid="1221" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1528/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1221" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1528/0">8/15/2001, p. 26</a></p><p data-pid="1221" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1529/0">7/1/1989, p. 21</a></p> </div><p id="p1222" data-pid="1222" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1530/0"><em>“All Scripture,”</em> p. 18</a></p> <p id="p1223" data-pid="1223" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p333" data-pid="333" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/331/0">it-1 460-461,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/331/2"> 776,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/331/4"> 1017,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/331/6"> 1216,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/331/8"> 1225,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/331/10"> 1227;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/331/12"> it-2 863;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/331/14"> w01 8/15 26;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/331/16"> si 18;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/331/18"> w89 7/1 21;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/331/20"> yp 151;</a></p> <p id="p334" data-pid="334" class="sx"></p> <p id="p407" data-pid="407" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/405/0">g84 2/8 22;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/405/2"> w83 6/1 14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/405/4"> po 106;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/405/6"> ad 23,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/405/7"> 335,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/405/8"> 541,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/405/9"> 841,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/405/10"> 849,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/405/11"> 1448;</a><span class="ni"> g69 7/22 29;</span><span class="ni"> im 189;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/405/14"> w64 198;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/405/15"> w63 128;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/405/16"> w62 671;</a><span class="ni"> ns 86</span></p> <p id="p408" data-pid="408" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-21-10" data-section-citation="001021010001021010"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 21:10</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/479" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-480"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 15:2, 4; Ga 4:30</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-480" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-480" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1223" data-pid="1223" class="se"></p> <p id="p1224" data-pid="1224" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1531/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 1017,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1532/0"> 1216</a></p> <p id="p1225" data-pid="1225" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1533/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 863</a></p> <div id="p1226" data-pid="1226"><p data-pid="1226" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1534/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1226" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1534/0">7/1/1989, p. 21</a></p> </div><p id="p1227" data-pid="1227" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p334" data-pid="334" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/332/0">it-1 1017,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/332/2"> 1216;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/332/4"> it-2 863;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/332/6"> w89 7/1 21;</a></p> <p id="p335" data-pid="335" class="sx"></p> <p id="p408" data-pid="408" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/406/0">w83 6/1 14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/406/2"> bw 82-83;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/406/4"> ad 841,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/406/5"> 1448;</a><span class="ni"> g68 11/22 28;</span><span class="ni"> w44 36</span></p> <p id="p409" data-pid="409" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-21-11" data-section-citation="001021011001021011"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 21:11</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/480" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-481"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 17:18</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-481" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-481" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1227" data-pid="1227" class="se"></p> <div id="p1228" data-pid="1228"><p data-pid="1228" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1535/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Public)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1228" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1535/0">No. 5 2017, p. 15</a></p> </div><p id="p1229" data-pid="1229" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p335" data-pid="335" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/333/0">wp17.5 15</a></p> <p id="p336" data-pid="336" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-21-12" data-section-citation="001021012001021012"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 21:12</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-150"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p617" data-pid="617">Lit., “to her voice.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-151"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p618" data-pid="618">Lit., “seed.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/481" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-482"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 17:19; Ro 9:7; Heb 11:18</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-482" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-482" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1229" data-pid="1229" class="se"></p> <div id="p1230" data-pid="1230"><p data-pid="1230" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1536/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1230" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1536/0">4/15/2006, pp. 6-7</a></p> </div><p id="p1231" data-pid="1231" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p336" data-pid="336" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/334/0">w06 4/15 6-7;</a></p> <p id="p337" data-pid="337" class="sx"></p> <p id="p409" data-pid="409" class="sx"><span class="ni">cj 87-88;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/407/2"> fl 43-44;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/407/4"> g73 8/22 28-29;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/407/6"> w63 317;</a><span class="ni"> ns 77;</span><span class="ni"> rm 285;</span><span class="ni"> w34 168;</span><span class="ni"> jh 252</span></p> <p id="p410" data-pid="410" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-21-13" data-section-citation="001021013001021013"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 21:13</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-152"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p619" data-pid="619">Lit., “seed.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/482" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-483"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ga 4:22</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-483" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-483" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/483" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-484"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 16:9, 10; 17:20; 25:12, 16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-484" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-484" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p410" data-pid="410" class="sx"><span class="ni">im 189;</span><span class="ni"> w44 36</span></p> <p id="p411" data-pid="411" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-21-14" data-section-citation="001021014001021014"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 21:14</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/484" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-485"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 25:5, 6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-485" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-485" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/485" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-486"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 22:19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-486" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-486" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1231" data-pid="1231" class="se"></p> <p id="p1232" data-pid="1232" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1537/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 1225</a></p> <div id="p1233" data-pid="1233"><p data-pid="1233" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1538/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1233" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1538/0">7/1/1989, p. 21</a></p><p data-pid="1233" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1539/0">2/15/1988, p. 31</a></p> </div><p id="p1234" data-pid="1234" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p337" data-pid="337" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/335/0">it-1 1225;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/335/2"> w89 7/1 21;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/335/4"> w88 2/15 31;</a></p> <p id="p338" data-pid="338" class="sx"></p> <p id="p411" data-pid="411" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/409/0">ad 849;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/409/1"> w63 128</a></p> <p id="p412" data-pid="412" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-21-15" data-section-citation="001021015001021015"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 21:15</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1234" data-pid="1234" class="se"></p> <p id="p1235" data-pid="1235" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1540/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 1017-1018,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1541/0"> 1225-1226</a></p> <p id="p1236" data-pid="1236" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p338" data-pid="338" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/336/0">it-1 1017-1018,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/336/2"> 1225-1226;</a></p> <p id="p339" data-pid="339" class="sx"></p> <p id="p412" data-pid="412" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/410/0">ad 702,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/410/1"> 849;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/410/2"> w63 128</a></p> <p id="p413" data-pid="413" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-21-16" data-section-citation="001021016001021016"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 21:16</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1236" data-pid="1236" class="se"></p> <p id="p1237" data-pid="1237" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1542/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 1017-1018</a></p> <p id="p1238" data-pid="1238" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p339" data-pid="339" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/337/0">it-1 1018;</a></p> <p id="p340" data-pid="340" class="sx"></p> <p id="p413" data-pid="413" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/411/0">ad 702</a></p> <p id="p414" data-pid="414" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-21-17" data-section-citation="001021017001021017"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 21:17</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/486" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-487"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 16:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-487" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-487" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/487" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-488"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 16:7, 8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-488" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-488" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1238" data-pid="1238" class="se"></p> <p id="p1239" data-pid="1239" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1543/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 1226</a></p> <p id="p1240" data-pid="1240" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p340" data-pid="340" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/338/0">it-1 1226</a></p> <p id="p341" data-pid="341" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-21-18" data-section-citation="001021018001021018"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 21:18</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/488" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-489"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ch 1:29-31</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-489" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-489" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-21-19" data-section-citation="001021019001021019"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 21:19</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1240" data-pid="1240" class="se"></p> <p id="p1241" data-pid="1241" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1544/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 277</a></p> <p id="p1242" data-pid="1242" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p341" data-pid="341" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/339/0">it-1 277;</a></p> <p id="p342" data-pid="342" class="sx"></p> <p id="p414" data-pid="414" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/412/0">ad 207</a></p> <p id="p415" data-pid="415" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-21-20" data-section-citation="001021020001021020"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 21:20</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/489" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-490"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 16:16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-490" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-490" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-21-21" data-section-citation="001021021001021021"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 21:21</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/490" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-491"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Nu 10:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-491" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-491" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-21-22" data-section-citation="001021022001021022"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 21:22</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/491" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-492"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 20:17, 18; 26:26, 28</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-492" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-492" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1242" data-pid="1242" class="se"></p> <p id="p1243" data-pid="1243" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1545/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 24</a></p> <p id="p1244" data-pid="1244" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p342" data-pid="342" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/340/0">it-1 24</a></p> <p id="p343" data-pid="343" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-21-23" data-section-citation="001021023001021023"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 21:23</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/492" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-493"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 20:14, 15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-493" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-493" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-21-25" data-section-citation="001021025001021025"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 21:25</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/493" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-494"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 26:15, 20</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-494" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-494" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-21-31" data-section-citation="001021031001021031"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 21:31</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-153"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p620" data-pid="620">Possibly meaning “Well of the Oath” or “Well of Seven.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/494" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-495"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 26:32, 33</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-495" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-495" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-21-32" data-section-citation="001021032001021032"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 21:32</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/495" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-496"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 26:26, 28</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-496" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-496" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/496" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-497"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 10:13, 14; 26:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-497" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-497" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-21-33" data-section-citation="001021033001021033"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 21:33</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/497" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-498"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 12:8, 9; 26:25</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-498" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-498" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/498" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-499"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 90:2; Isa 40:28; 1Ti 1:17</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-499" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-499" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1244" data-pid="1244" class="se"></p> <div id="p1245" data-pid="1245"><p data-pid="1245" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1546/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1245" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1546/0">7/1/1989, p. 20</a></p> </div><p id="p1246" data-pid="1246" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p343" data-pid="343" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/341/0">w89 7/1 20;</a></p> <p id="p344" data-pid="344" class="sx"></p> <p id="p415" data-pid="415" class="sx"><span class="ni">ns 75;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/413/1"> w52 590</a></p> <p id="p416" data-pid="416" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-21-34" data-section-citation="001021034001021034"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 21:34</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-154"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p621" data-pid="621">Or “resided as a foreigner.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-155"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p622" data-pid="622">Lit., “many days.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/499" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-500"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Heb 11:8, 9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-500" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-500" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div> </div> <div id="studyParallel" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section"> <h3 class="title">Parallel Translations</h3> <div class="helpText">Click a verse number to display parallel Bible verses.</div> <div class="parallel"> <div class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div> <div class="extract"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="studyMarginals" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section marginalsGeneral"><h3 class="title"><span class="sectionIcon"></span><span class="scalableui">General</span></h3><div class="content categorizedMarginal"><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/472/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-473-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 21:1</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 18:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-473-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-473-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/473/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-474-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 21:2</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Heb 11:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-474-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-474-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/474/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-475-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 21:2</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 17:21; 18:10, 14; Ro 9:9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div 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data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-477-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 21:4</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 17:12; Le 12:3; Ac 7:8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-477-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-477-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/477/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-478-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 21:9</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 16:4, 15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-478-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-478-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/478/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-479-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 21:9</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 15:13; Ga 4:22, 29</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-479-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-479-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/479/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-480-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 21:10</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 15:2, 4; Ga 4:30</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-480-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-480-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/480/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-481-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 21:11</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 17:18</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-481-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-481-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/481/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-482-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 21:12</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 17:19; Ro 9:7; Heb 11:18</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-482-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-482-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/482/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-483-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 21:13</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ga 4:22</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-483-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-483-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/483/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-484-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 21:13</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 16:9, 10; 17:20; 25:12, 16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-484-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-484-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/484/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-485-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 21:14</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 25:5, 6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-485-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-485-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/485/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-486-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 21:14</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 22:19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-486-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-486-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/486/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-487-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 21:17</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 16:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-487-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-487-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/487/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-488-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 21:17</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 16:7, 8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-488-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-488-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/488/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-489-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 21:18</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ch 1:29-31</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-489-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-489-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" 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class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-491-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/491/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-492-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 21:22</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 20:17, 18; 26:26, 28</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-492-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-492-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/492/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-493-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 21:23</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 20:14, 15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-493-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-493-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/493/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-494-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 21:25</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 26:15, 20</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-494-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-494-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/494/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-495-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 21:31</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 26:32, 33</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-495-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-495-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/495/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-496-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 21:32</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 26:26, 28</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-496-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-496-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/21/496/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-497-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 21:32</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 10:13, 14; 26:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-497-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-497-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" 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<div>New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)</div> <div>Genesis 21:1-34</div> </div> <div id="content" class="content"> <div class="articlePositioner" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr"> <div id="banner" class="documentBanner showRuby ml-E ms-ROMAN dir-ltr" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr"> </div> <article id="article" class="article bible html5 pub-nwtsty jwac showRuby ml-E ms-ROMAN dir-ltr includeSecondaryNav" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr" role="article"> <div class="scalableui"> <header> <h1>Genesis</h1> </header> <p id="p170" data-pid="170" class="sb"><span id="v1-21-1-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/514" class="cl vx vp"><strong>21</strong> </a>Jehovah turned his attention to Sarah just as he had said, and Jehovah did for Sarah what he had promised.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/472" data-bid="473-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-21-2-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/515" class="vl vx vp">2 </a>So Sarah became pregnant<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/473" data-bid="474-1" class="b">+</a> and then bore a son to Abraham in his old age at the appointed time God had promised him.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/474" data-bid="475-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-21-3-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/516" class="vl vp">3 </a>Abraham named his newborn son, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/475" data-bid="476-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-21-4-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/517" class="vl vp">4 </a>And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, just as God had commanded him.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/476" data-bid="477-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-21-5-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/518" class="vl vx vp">5 </a>Abraham was 100 years old when his son Isaac was born to him. </span><span id="v1-21-6-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/519" class="vl vx vp">6 </a>Then Sarah said: “God has brought me laughter; everybody hearing of it will laugh with me.”<a id="footnotesource149" data-fnid="149" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/148">*</a> </span><span id="v1-21-7-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/520" class="vl vx vp">7 </a>And she added: “Who would have said to Abraham, ‘Sarah will certainly nurse children’? Yet, I have given birth to a son for him in his old age.”</span></p> <p id="p171" data-pid="171" class="sb"><span id="v1-21-8-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/521" class="vl vx vp">8 </a>Now the child grew and was weaned, and Abraham prepared a big feast on the day that Isaac was weaned. </span><span id="v1-21-9-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/522" class="vl vx vp">9 </a>But Sarah kept noticing that the son of Haʹgar<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/477" data-bid="478-1" class="b">+</a> the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, was mocking Isaac.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/478" data-bid="479-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-21-10-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/523" class="vl vx vp">10 </a>So she said to Abraham: “Drive out this slave girl and her son, for the son of this slave girl is not going to be an heir along with my son, with Isaac!”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/479" data-bid="480-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-21-11-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/524" class="vl vx vp">11 </a>But what she said about his son was very displeasing to Abraham.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/480" data-bid="481-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-21-12-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/525" class="vl vx vp">12 </a>Then God said to Abraham: “Do not be displeased by what Sarah is saying to you about the boy and about your slave girl. Listen to her,<a id="footnotesource150" data-fnid="150" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/149">*</a> for what will be called your offspring<a id="footnotesource151" data-fnid="151" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/150">*</a> will be through Isaac.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/481" data-bid="482-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-21-13-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/526" class="vl vx vp">13 </a>As for the son of the slave girl,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/482" data-bid="483-1" class="b">+</a> I will also make a nation out of him,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/483" data-bid="484-1" class="b">+</a> because he is your offspring.”<a id="footnotesource152" data-fnid="152" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/151">*</a></span></p> <p id="p172" data-pid="172" class="sb"><span id="v1-21-14-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/527" class="vl vx vp">14 </a>So Abraham got up early in the morning and took bread and a skin bottle of water and gave it to Haʹgar. He set these on her shoulder and then sent her away along with the boy.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/484" data-bid="485-1" class="b">+</a> So she departed and wandered about in the wilderness of Beʹer-sheʹba.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/485" data-bid="486-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-21-15-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/528" class="vl vx vp">15 </a>Finally the water in the skin bottle was used up, and she pushed the boy under one of the bushes. </span><span id="v1-21-16-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/529" class="vl vx vp">16 </a>Then she went on and sat down by herself, about the distance of a bowshot away, because she said: “I do not want to watch the boy die.” So she sat down at a distance and began to cry aloud and to weep.</span></p> <p id="p173" data-pid="173" class="sb"><span id="v1-21-17-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/530" class="vl vx vp">17 </a>At that God heard the voice of the boy,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/486" data-bid="487-1" class="b">+</a> and God’s angel called to Haʹgar from the heavens and said to her:<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/487" data-bid="488-1" class="b">+</a> “What is the matter with you, Haʹgar? Do not be afraid, for God has heard the voice of the boy there where he is. </span><span id="v1-21-18-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/531" class="vl vp">18 </a>Get up, lift the boy and take hold of him with your hand, for I will make him a great nation.”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/488" data-bid="489-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-21-19-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/532" class="vl vx vp">19 </a>Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water, and she went and filled the skin bottle with water and gave the boy a drink. </span><span id="v1-21-20-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/533" class="vl vp">20 </a>And God was with the boy<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/489" data-bid="490-1" class="b">+</a> as he grew up. He lived in the wilderness and became an archer. </span><span id="v1-21-21-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/534" class="vl vp">21 </a>He took up dwelling in the wilderness of Paʹran,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/490" data-bid="491-1" class="b">+</a> and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.</span></p> <p id="p174" data-pid="174" class="sb"><span id="v1-21-22-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/535" class="vl vx vp">22 </a>At that time A·bimʹe·lech together with Phiʹcol the chief of his army said to Abraham: “God is with you in everything you are doing.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/491" data-bid="492-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-21-23-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/536" class="vl vp">23 </a>So now swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me and with my offspring and with my descendants, and that you will deal with me and with the land where you have been residing with the same loyal love that I have shown you.”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/492" data-bid="493-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-21-24-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/537" class="vl vp">24 </a>So Abraham said: “I swear to this.”</span></p> <p id="p175" data-pid="175" class="sb"><span id="v1-21-25-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/538" class="vl vp">25 </a>However, Abraham complained to A·bimʹe·lech about the well of water that the servants of A·bimʹe·lech had violently seized.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/493" data-bid="494-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-21-26-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/539" class="vl vp">26 </a>A·bimʹe·lech replied: “I do not know who did this; you did not tell me about it, and I heard nothing about it until today.” </span><span id="v1-21-27-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/540" class="vl vp">27 </a>At that Abraham took sheep and cattle and gave them to A·bimʹe·lech, and the two of them made a covenant. </span><span id="v1-21-28-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/541" class="vl vp">28 </a>When Abraham set seven female lambs apart from the flock by themselves, </span><span id="v1-21-29-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/542" class="vl vp">29 </a>A·bimʹe·lech said to Abraham: “Why have you set these seven female lambs here by themselves?” </span><span id="v1-21-30-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/543" class="vl vp">30 </a>Then he said: “You are to accept the seven female lambs from my hand as a witness that I dug this well.” </span><span id="v1-21-31-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/544" class="vl vp">31 </a>That is why he called that place Beʹer-sheʹba,<a id="footnotesource153" data-fnid="153" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/152">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/494" data-bid="495-1" class="b">+</a> because there both of them had taken an oath. </span><span id="v1-21-32-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/545" class="vl vp">32 </a>So they made a covenant<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/495" data-bid="496-1" class="b">+</a> at Beʹer-sheʹba, after which A·bimʹe·lech got up together with Phiʹcol the chief of his army, and they returned to the land of the Phi·lisʹtines.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/496" data-bid="497-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-21-33-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/546" class="vl vx vp">33 </a>After that he planted a tamarisk tree at Beʹer-sheʹba, and there he called on the name of Jehovah,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/497" data-bid="498-1" class="b">+</a> the everlasting God.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/498" data-bid="499-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-21-34-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/547" class="vl vp">34 </a>And Abraham stayed<a id="footnotesource154" data-fnid="154" class="fn" 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