“God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. She went, filled the container with water, and gave the boy a drink.”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. Genesis 21 contains 34 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.