Genesis 2:3
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.”Genesis 2:3
What Does Genesis 2:3 Mean?
Genesis 2:3 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 2, verse 3 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 Work & Rest.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Genesis 2:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Leviticus 23:3“Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.”Ezekiel 20:12“Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them.”Mark 2:27“And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:”Exodus 20:8“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.”Exodus 31:13“Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you.”Luke 23:56“And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.”Exodus 34:21“Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.”Exodus 35:2“Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.”Leviticus 25:2“Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the LORD.”Jeremiah 17:21“Thus saith the LORD; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem;”Exodus 23:12“Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.”Nehemiah 9:14“And madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant:”Isaiah 56:2“Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.”Isaiah 58:13“If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:”Exodus 16:22“And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.”Deuteronomy 5:12“Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee.”Hebrews 4:4“For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.”Nehemiah 13:15“In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals.”Proverbs 10:22“The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.”Genesis 9:1“And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.”
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