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Genesis 16:2-4

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.

4 He slept with Hagar, and she conceived.
When she knew she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress.

Cross References for Genesis 16:2-4

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