Genesis 1:9
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.”Genesis 1:9
What Does Genesis 1:9 Mean?
Genesis 1:9 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 1, verse 9 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Creation.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Genesis 1:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Peter 3:5“For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:”Jonah 1:9“And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.”Psalms 95:5“The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.”Jeremiah 5:22“Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?”Job 38:8“Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?”Psalms 24:2“For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.”Psalms 33:7“He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.”Proverbs 8:28“When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:”Ecclesiastes 1:7“All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.”Job 26:10“He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.”Psalms 104:5“Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.”Psalms 24:1“The earth is the LORD’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.”Psalms 136:6“To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.”Luke 8:25“And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.”Psalms 136:5“To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.”Proverbs 3:20“By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.”Proverbs 8:29“When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:”Revelation 10:6“And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer:”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.”Job 26:7“He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.”
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