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CHAPTER EXPLORER

Genesis 21

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34 verses in KJV · 335 outgoing cross-reference links

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Opening verses of Genesis 21 (KJV)

21:1 And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken.

21:2 For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

21:3 And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.

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Historical / attribution context

Traditional writer attribution: Moses

Approximate study chronology: c. 1893 BC to c. 1886 BC

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Events connected to Genesis 21

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