Genesis 21:16 — Then she sat down a long way off, because she could not bear to watch him die.… — CEV | maBible

Read Genesis 21:16 (Contemporary English Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Genesis 21.16, Genesis 21v16, Gen. 21:16. Then she sat down a long way off, because she could not bear to watch him die. And she cried bitterly.

Other reference formats: Genesis 21.16, Genesis 21v16, Gen. 21:16.

16 Then she sat down a long way off, because she could not bear to watch him die. And she cried bitterly.

Passage themes

A mother's grief — Let me not see the death of the child
Tears of despair — lift up her voice, and wept

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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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