heard: Genesis 16:11; Exodus 3:7, Exodus 22:23, Exodus 22:27; 2 Kings 13:4, 2 Kings 13:23; Psalms 50:15, Psalms 65:2, Psalms 91:15; Matthew 15:32
the angel: Genesis 16:9, Genesis 16:11
What: Judges 18:23; 1 Samuel 11:5; Isaiah 22:1
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Genesis 21:17
Genesis 21:17
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