Deuteronomy 26:5
Deuteronomy · Old Testament · Chapter 26
“And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:”Deuteronomy 26:5
What Does Deuteronomy 26:5 Mean?
Deuteronomy 26:5 is found in the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 26, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Deuteronomy 26:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 12:2“And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:”Genesis 46:27“And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.”Exodus 1:7“And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.”Deuteronomy 10:22“Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.”Genesis 31:20“And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.”Genesis 43:1“And the famine was sore in the land.”Genesis 46:3“And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:”Genesis 31:24“And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.”Genesis 43:12“And take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight:”Genesis 45:7“And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.”Genesis 45:11“And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.”Genesis 47:4“They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.”Genesis 24:4“But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.”Genesis 25:20“And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.”Genesis 46:6“And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:”Psalms 105:23“Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.”Psalms 105:24“And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.”Isaiah 51:1“Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.”Hosea 12:12“And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.”Acts 7:15“So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,”
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