Genesis 21:21

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He lived in the desert of Paran, and his mother got him a wife from Egypt.

Cross References

Genesis 14:6

and the Horites in the hill country of Seir, going as far as El Paran on the edge of the desert.

Genesis 16:3

After Abram had lived in Canaan for ten years, Abram’s wife Sarai took her Egyptian slave Hagar and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.

Genesis 25:18

His descendants lived as nomads from the region of Havilah to Shur, which is near Egypt, in the direction of Assyria. They all fought with each other.

Genesis 27:46

Rebekah said to Isaac, “I can’t stand Hittite women! If Jacob marries a Hittite woman like one of those from around here, I might as well die.”

1 Kings 11:18

They left Midian and went to Paran. Taking some men from Paran with them, they went to Pharaoh (the king of Egypt). Pharaoh gave Hadad a home, a food allowance, and land.

2 Chronicles 24:3

Jehoiada got Joash two wives, and Joash had sons and daughters.

Jeremiah 29:6

Get married, and have sons and daughters. Find wives for your sons, and let your daughters get married so that they can have sons and daughters. Grow in number there; don’t decrease.

Habakkuk 3:3

God comes from Teman. The Holy One comes from Mount Paran. Selah His splendor covers the heavens. His praise fills the earth.

Numbers 10:12

So the Israelites moved from the Desert of Sinai and traveled from place to place until the ⌞column of⌟ smoke stopped in the Desert of Paran.

Numbers 12:16

After that, the people moved from Hazeroth and set up camp in the Desert of Paran.

Numbers 13:26

They came back to Moses, Aaron, and the whole community of Israel at Kadesh in the Desert of Paran. They gave their report and showed them the fruit from the land.

Numbers 13:3

So at the Lord’s command, Moses sent these men from the Desert of Paran. All of them were leaders of the Israelites.

1 Corinthians 7:38

So it’s fine for a father to give his daughter in marriage, but the father who doesn’t give his daughter in marriage does even better.

Judges 14:2

He went ⌞home⌟ and told his father and mother, “I’ve seen a Philistine woman at Timnah. Now get her for me so that I can marry her.”

1 Samuel 25:1

Samuel died, and all Israel gathered to mourn for him. They buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David went to the desert of Paran.