Genesis 1:24

Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 1

“And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.”Genesis 1:24

What Does Genesis 1:24 Mean?

Genesis 1:24 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 1, verse 24 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Key themes in this passage include Creation.

Cross-References (17)

These passages are connected to Genesis 1:24 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Psalms 50:9“I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds.”Psalms 104:24“O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.”Isaiah 42:5“Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:”Genesis 6:20“Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.”Genesis 8:19“Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.”Job 40:15“Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.”Psalms 148:10“Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:”Genesis 7:14“They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.”Job 39:5“Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?”Psalms 50:10“For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.”Job 38:39“Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,”Job 39:19“Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?”Psalms 104:18“The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.”Psalms 104:23“Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.”Job 39:1“Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?”Job 39:9“Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?”Genesis 1:7“And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.”

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