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Genesis 16:2-3

2 so she said to Abram, “The Lord has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family through her.”
Abram agreed to what Sarai said.

3 So after Abram had been living in Canaan ten years, Sarai his wife took her Egyptian maidservant Hagar and gave her to her husband to be his wife.

Cross References for Genesis 16:2-3

Genesis 17:16 - I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be th... Click to read the verse Genesis 17:16 Click to read the verse Genesis 17:16

Genesis 3:17 - To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I command... Click to read the verse Genesis 3:17 Click to read the verse Genesis 3:17

Genesis 3:12 - The man said, “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” Click to read the verse Genesis 3:12 Click to read the verse Genesis 3:12

Psalms 127:3 - Sons are a heritage from the Lord, children a reward from him. Click to read the verse Psalms 127:3 Click to read the verse Psalms 127:3

Genesis 30:22 - Then God remembered Rachel; he listened to her and opened her womb. Click to read the verse Genesis 30:22 Click to read the verse Genesis 30:22

Genesis 25:21 - Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. The Lord answered his p... Click to read the verse Genesis 25:21 Click to read the verse Genesis 25:21

Genesis 20:18 - for the Lord had closed up every womb in Abimelech’s household because of Abraham’s wife Sarah. Click to read the verse Genesis 20:18 Click to read the verse Genesis 20:18

Acts 7:5 - He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised him that he and hi... Click to read the verse Acts 7:5 Click to read the verse Acts 7:5

Genesis 30:6 - Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; he has listened to my plea and given me a son.” Becau... Click to read the verse Genesis 30:6 Click to read the verse Genesis 30:6

Ruth 4:11 - Then the elders and all those at the gate said, “We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman ... Click to read the verse Ruth 4:11 Click to read the verse Ruth 4:11

Genesis 3:1-6 - The Fall of Man Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had m... Click to read the verse Genesis 3:1-6 Click to read the verse Genesis 3:1-6

Genesis 30:9-10 - When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she took her maidservant Zilpah and gave he... Click to read the verse Genesis 30:9-10 Click to read the verse Genesis 30:9-10

Genesis 18:10 - Then the Lord said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife... Click to read the verse Genesis 18:10 Click to read the verse Genesis 18:10

Genesis 30:2-4 - Jacob became angry with her and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has kept you from having c... Click to read the verse Genesis 30:2-4 Click to read the verse Genesis 30:2-4

Exodus 21:4 - If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the woman and her children ... Click to read the verse Exodus 21:4 Click to read the verse Exodus 21:4

Genesis 19:31 - One day the older daughter said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is no man around ... Click to read the verse Genesis 19:31 Click to read the verse Genesis 19:31

Genesis 30:2 - Jacob became angry with her and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has kept you from having c... Click to read the verse Genesis 30:2 Click to read the verse Genesis 30:2