Genesis 16:13

Then she called the name of the Lord, that spake vnto her, Thou God lookest on me: for she said, Haue I not also here looked after him that seeth me?

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?

In Context

12And he shalbe a wilde man: his hande shall be against euery man, and euery mans hand against him. and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

14Wherefore the well was called, Beerlahai-roi. lo, it is betweene Kadesh and Bered.

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Cross References

Genesis 16:9Then the Angel of the Lord saide to her, Returne to thy dame, and humble thy selfe vnder her hands.

Genesis 28:17And he was afraid, and said, How fearefull is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heauen.

Genesis 32:30And Iaakob called the name of the place, Peniel: for, saide he, I haue seene God face to face, and my life is preserued.

Exodus 33:18Againe he sayde, I beseech thee, shewe me thy glory.

Judges 6:24Then Gideon made an altar there vnto the Lord, and called it, Iehouah shalom: vnto this day it is in Ophrah, of the father of the Ezrites.

Proverbs 5:21For the waies of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his pathes.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 16:11-15

The Promise Concerning Ishmael. ( b. c. 1911.) 10 And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. 11 And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the Lord hath heard thy affliction. 12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren. 13 And she called… Read the whole commentary →

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