Quotes about Protection
When the water in the skin was gone, she left the boy under one of the bushes.
— Genesis 21:15
Then she went off and sat down nearby, about a bowshot away, for she said, “I cannot bear to watch the boy die!” And as she sat nearby, she lifted up her voice and wept.
— Genesis 21:16
And God was with the boy, and he grew up and settled in the wilderness and became a great archer.
— Genesis 21:20
But when the men of that place asked about his wife, he said, “She is my sister.” For he was afraid to say, “She is my wife,” since he thought to himself, “The men of this place will kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is so beautiful.”
— Genesis 26:7
Abimelech sent for Isaac and said, “So she is really your wife! How could you say, ‘She is my sister’?” Isaac replied, “Because I thought I might die on account of her.”
— Genesis 26:9
So Abimelech warned all the people, saying, “Whoever harms this man or his wife will surely be put to death.”
— Genesis 26:11
and that night the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of My servant Abraham.”
— Genesis 26:24
that you will not harm us, just as we have not harmed you but have done only good to you, sending you on your way in peace. And now you are blessed by the LORD.”
— Genesis 26:29
Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
— Genesis 28:15
And although he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, God has not allowed him to harm me.
— Genesis 31:7
“I was afraid,” Jacob answered, “for I thought you would take your daughters from me by force.
— Genesis 31:31
It was also called Mizpah, because Laban said, “May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are absent from each other.
— Genesis 31:49