Genesis 21

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chapter of the Book of Genesis

Genesis 21 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that recounts the birth of Isaac, the expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael, and a covenant between Abraham and Abimelech.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Genesis 21 canonical	2
Abraham and Sarah in Gerar	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	chapter of the Book of Genesis ⓘ
concludesWith	Abraham sojourning in the land of the Philistines many days ⓘ
containsEvent	birth of Isaac ⓘ covenant between Abraham and Abimelech ⓘ divine reassurance to Hagar in the wilderness ⓘ expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael ⓘ naming of Beersheba ⓘ weaning of Isaac ⓘ
follows	Genesis 20 ⓘ
languageOfOriginalText	Biblical Hebrew ⓘ
literaryGenre	narrative ⓘ
mainCharacter	Abimelech ⓘ Abraham ⓘ Hagar ⓘ Isaac ⓘ Ishmael ⓘ Sarah ⓘ
mentionsDeity	YHWH ⓘ
mentionsPlace	Beersheba ⓘ Gerar ⓘ Paran ⓘ Wilderness of Beersheba ⓘ
partOf	Book of Genesis ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ surface form: Hebrew Bible Bible ⓘ surface form: Old Testament Torah ⓘ
positionInBook	21 ⓘ
precedes	Akedah ⓘ surface form: Genesis 22
records	Abimelech and Phicol visiting Abraham ⓘ Abraham calling on the name of the LORD, the Everlasting God ⓘ Abraham giving Hagar bread and water and sending her away ⓘ Abraham giving sheep and oxen to Abimelech ⓘ Abraham planting a tamarisk tree in Beersheba ⓘ Abraham reproving Abimelech over a seized well ⓘ Stories of Abraham ⓘ surface form: Abraham setting apart seven ewe lambs as a witness God opening Hagar’s eyes to a well of water ⓘ God’s instruction to Abraham to heed Sarah ⓘ God’s promise to make a nation of Ishmael ⓘ Hagar’s encounter with the angel of God in the wilderness ⓘ Ishmael growing up in the wilderness of Paran ⓘ Sarah’s demand to cast out Hagar and Ishmael ⓘ birth of Isaac to Sarah in Abraham’s old age ⓘ circumcision of Isaac at eight days old ⓘ the naming of Beersheba because there they swore an oath ⓘ
theme	covenant and oath-making ⓘ divine care for the outcast ⓘ fulfillment of God’s promise to Abraham and Sarah ⓘ inheritance and lineage ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sarah → appearsIn → Genesis 21 ⓘ

Homilies on Genesis → scripturalFocus → Genesis 21 ⓘ

Gerar → associatedEvent → Genesis 21 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abraham and Sarah in Gerar