Genesis 28:12
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 28
“And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.”Genesis 28:12
What Does Genesis 28:12 Mean?
Genesis 28:12 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 28, verse 12 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 28:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
John 1:51“And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.”Genesis 32:1“And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.”Numbers 12:6“And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.”Job 33:15“In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;”Genesis 15:1“After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.”Genesis 37:5“And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.”1 Kings 3:5“In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.”2 Timothy 4:16“At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.”Genesis 15:12“And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.”Hebrews 1:14“Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?”Daniel 7:1“In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters.”Exodus 2:24“And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.”Daniel 4:1“Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.”Hebrews 1:1“God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,”Genesis 20:6“And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.”Job 4:12“Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.”Isaiah 41:10“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”Daniel 2:1“And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.”Genesis 20:3“But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife.”Genesis 40:1“And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.”
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