Read Verse Keyword Strong's

Genesis 21:21

And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

And he dwelt {H3427} in the wilderness {H4057} of Paran {H6290}: and his mother {H517} took {H3947} him a wife {H802} out of the land {H776} of Egypt {H4714}.

He lived in the Pa'ran Desert, and his mother chose a wife for him from the land of Egypt.

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

And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

Commentary

Note: If the commentary doesn’t appear instantly, please allow 2–5 seconds for it to load. It is generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash (May 20, 2025) using a prompt focused on Biblical fidelity over bias. While the insights have been consistently reliable, we encourage prayerful discernment through the Holy Spirit.

Please note that only the commentary section is AI-generated — the main Scripture and cross-references are stored on the site and are from trusted and verified sources.

Cross-References

  • Judges 14:2 (2 votes)

    And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife.
  • Genesis 24:3 (2 votes)

    And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
  • Genesis 24:4 (2 votes)

    But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.
  • Numbers 13:26 (2 votes)

    ¶ And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land.
  • Genesis 26:34 (2 votes)

    ¶ And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:
  • Genesis 26:35 (2 votes)

    Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.
  • Genesis 27:46 (2 votes)

    And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these [which are] of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?
Advertisement