Genesis 12:16
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 12
“And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.”Genesis 12:16
What Does Genesis 12:16 Mean?
Genesis 12:16 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 12, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Hospitality.
Cross-References (13)
These passages are connected to Genesis 12:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 24:35“And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.”Job 1:3“His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.”Genesis 16:1“Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.”Genesis 20:14“And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.”Genesis 26:14“For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.”Genesis 30:43“And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.”Genesis 13:2“And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.”Genesis 14:14“And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.”Genesis 32:5“And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.”Genesis 32:13“And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;”Job 42:12“So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.”Psalms 144:13“That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:”Ecclesiastes 5:11“When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?”
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