Genesis 12:4
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 12
“So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.”Genesis 12:4
What Does Genesis 12:4 Mean?
Genesis 12:4 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 12, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Genesis 12:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Hebrews 11:8“By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.”Acts 7:4“Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.”Genesis 11:31“And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.”Genesis 26:5“Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”Genesis 11:27“Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.”Genesis 16:3“And Sarai Abram’s wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.”Genesis 11:26“And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.”Genesis 25:7“And these are the days of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years.”Genesis 17:24“And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.”Genesis 17:26“In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.”Genesis 27:43“Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;”Ezekiel 27:23“Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants.”Matthew 21:6“And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,”1 Kings 17:15“And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.”
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