Genesis 21:21

New English Translation

He lived in the wilderness of Paran. His mother found a wife for him from the land of Egypt.

Cross References

Genesis 14:6

and the Horites in their hill country of Seir, as far as El Paran, which is near the desert.

Genesis 16:3

So after Abram had lived in Canaan for ten years, Sarai, Abram’s wife, gave Hagar, her Egyptian servant, to her husband to be his wife.

Genesis 25:18

His descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which runs next to Egypt all the way to Asshur. They settled away from all their relatives.

Genesis 27:46

Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am deeply depressed because of these daughters of Heth. If Jacob were to marry one of these daughters of Heth who live in this land, I would want to die!”

1 Kings 11:18

They went from Midian to Paran; they took some men from Paran and went to Egypt. Pharaoh, king of Egypt, supplied him with a house and food and even assigned him some land.

2 Chronicles 24:3

Jehoiada chose two wives for him who gave him sons and daughters.

Jeremiah 29:6

Marry and have sons and daughters. Find wives for your sons and allow your daughters get married so that they too can have sons and daughters. Grow in number; do not dwindle away.

Habakkuk 3:3

God comes from Teman, the sovereign one from Mount Paran. Selah. His splendor covers the skies, his glory fills the earth.

Numbers 10:12

So the Israelites set out on their journeys from the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud settled in the wilderness of Paran.

Numbers 12:16

After that the people moved from Hazeroth and camped in the wilderness of Paran.

Numbers 13:26

They came back to Moses and Aaron and to the whole community of the Israelites in the wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They reported to the whole community and showed the fruit of the land.

Numbers 13:3

So Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran at the command of the Lord. All of them were leaders of the Israelites.

1 Corinthians 7:38

So then, the one who marries his own virgin does well, but the one who does not, does better.

Judges 14:2

When he got home, he told his father and mother, “A Philistine girl in Timnah has caught my eye. Now get her for my wife.”

1 Samuel 25:1

Samuel died, and all Israel assembled and mourned him. They buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David left and went down to the desert of Paran.