Genesis 21

Genesis 21:9

"And Sarrha having seen the son of Agar the Egyptian who was born to Abraam, sporting with Isaac her son,"
Manuscripts (2)
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4Q Reworked Pentateuch c showing Genesis 21:9 from c. 75–50 BC found in Qumran, Cave 4, currently housed at Rockefeller Museum, Jerusalem
Scroll

4Q Reworked Pentateuch c

1 of 24Q365
LanguageHebrew
Earliest Date~75 BC (c. 75–50 BC)
Current LocationRockefeller Museum, Jerusalem
Found LocationQumran, Cave 4
Scribal Context & Details

This ancient Hebrew scroll, discovered in Qumran Cave 4, contains extensive sections of the Torah and is notable for including the expanded Song of Miriam. Housed at the Rockefeller Museum in Jerusalem, it represents an important early witness to the Pentateuch, showing the rich scribal and interpretive traditions of the late Hasmonean period.

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Codex Alexandrinus showing Genesis 21:9 from 5th Century (c. 400-440 CE) found in Alexandria, Egypt, currently housed at British Library, London
Codex

Codex Alexandrinus

2 of 2A
LanguageGreek
Earliest Date~AD 400 (5th Century (c. 400-440 CE))
Current LocationBritish Library, London
Found LocationAlexandria, Egypt
Scribal Context & Details

Codex Alexandrinus is one of the four great uncial codices of the Greek Bible. It contains the vast majority of the Septuagint and New Testament, and was the first of the great uncials to become accessible to modern scholars.

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