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Genesis 21:20

God was with the lad Cf. 22, Genesis 26:3; Genesis 39:2.

became an archer R.V. marg. rightly, became, as he grew up, an archer. Lat. factusque est juvenis Sagittarius. His descendants were famous in later times for their skill in the use of the bow (cf. Isaiah 21:17). Cf. Jetur the son of Ishmael (Genesis 25:15), the reputed ancestor of the Ituraeans.

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  • KJV Original Language Details

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