Genesis 21:21

Bible in Basic English 1965

And while he was in the waste land of Paran, his mother got him a wife from the land of Egypt.

Cross References

Genesis 14:6

And the Horites in their mountain Seir, driving them as far as El-paran, which is near the waste land.

Genesis 16:3

So after Abram had been living for ten years in the land of Canaan, Sarai took Hagar, her Egyptian servant, and gave her to Abram for his wife.

Genesis 25:18

And their country was from Havilah to Shur which is east of Egypt: they took their place to the east of all their brothers.

Genesis 27:46

Then Rebekah said to Isaac, My life is a weariness to me because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob takes a wife from among the daughters of Heth, such as these, the women of this land, of what use will my life be to me?

1 Kings 11:18

And they went on from Midian and came to Paran; and, taking men from Paran with them, they came to Egypt, to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who gave him a house and gave orders for his food and gave him land.

2 Chronicles 24:3

And Jehoiada took two wives for him, and he became the father of sons and daughters.

Jeremiah 29:6

Take wives and have sons and daughters, and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, so that they may have sons and daughters; and be increased in number there and do not become less.

Habakkuk 3:3

God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah. The heavens were covered with his glory, and the earth was full of his praise.

Numbers 10:12

And the children of Israel went on their journey out of the waste land of Sinai; and the cloud came to rest in the waste land of Paran.

Numbers 12:16

After that, the people went on from Hazeroth and put up their tents in the waste land of Paran.

Numbers 13:26

And they came back to Moses and Aaron and all the children of Israel, to Kadesh in the waste land of Paran; and gave an account to them and to all the people and let them see the produce of the land.

Numbers 13:3

And Moses sent them from the waste land of Paran as the Lord gave orders, all of them men who were heads of the children of Israel.

1 Corinthians 7:38

So then, he who gets married to his virgin does well, and he who keeps her unmarried does better.

Judges 14:2

And when he came back he said to his father and mother, I have seen a woman in Timnah, of the daughters of the Philistines: get her now for me for my wife.

1 Samuel 25:1

And death came to Samuel; and all Israel came together, weeping for him, and put his body in its resting-place in his house at Ramah. Then David went down to the waste land of Maon.