Genesis 15:13
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 15
“And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;”Genesis 15:13
What Does Genesis 15:13 Mean?
Genesis 15:13 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 15, verse 13 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 Genesis 15:13 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Acts 7:6“And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.”Exodus 1:11“Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.”Exodus 12:40“Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.”Exodus 3:2“And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.”Psalms 105:25“He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.”Isaiah 44:8“Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.”Galatians 3:17“And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.”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.”Exodus 3:17“And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.”Joshua 21:43“And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.”Acts 7:17“But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,”Genesis 46:2“And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.”Exodus 1:1“Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.”Ezekiel 16:4“And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.”Leviticus 19:34“But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.”Numbers 20:15“How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers:”Psalms 105:42“For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.”Ezekiel 20:6“In the day that I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands:”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 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:”
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