King James Version (KJV)
Genesis 21:20
“And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.”
Verse in context — Genesis 21
18
Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.
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And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
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And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
21
And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
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And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God [is] with thee in all that thou doest:
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The book of beginnings, describing creation, humanity’s fall, God’s promises, and the patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph).
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