Genesis 16:2 — and Sarai said to Abram, “The Lord has not given me any children. Sleep with my… — CEV | maBible

Read Genesis 16:2 (Contemporary English Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Genesis 16.2, Genesis 16v2, Gen. 16:2. and Sarai said to Abram, “The Lord has not given me any children. Sleep with my slave, and if she has a child, it will be mine.” Abram agreed,

Other reference formats: Genesis 16.2, Genesis 16v2, Gen. 16:2.

2 and Sarai said to Abram, “The Lord has not given me any children. Sleep with my slave, and if she has a child, it will be mine.” Abram agreed,

Passage themes

God rules over fertility — the LORD hath restrained me from bearing
A child through the servant — it may be that I may obtain children by her
Yielding to a human voice — Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai

Notes and references

Sleep … mine: It was the custom for a wife who could not have children to let her husband sleep with one of her slave women. The children of the slave would belong to the wife.

Events in this chapter

16.1 — Agar et Ismaël : le plan humain

Did you know?

Des milliers d'années en 50 chapitres La Genèse couvre plus de temps que tout le reste de la Bible réuni : de la création du monde jusqu'à l'installation en Égypte. Aucun autre livre biblique ne parcourt autant d'histoire en si peu de pages.

About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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