Genesis 28:13

Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 28

“And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;”Genesis 28:13

What Does Genesis 28:13 Mean?

Genesis 28:13 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 28, 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.

Key themes in this passage include Covenant, and Adoption.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Genesis 28:13 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Genesis 13:15“For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.”Genesis 35:12“And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.”Genesis 48:3“And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,”Genesis 26:24“And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham’s sake.”Genesis 49:25“Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:”1 Chronicles 28:9“And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.”Genesis 17:7“And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.”Genesis 35:1“And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.”Genesis 12:7“And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.”Exodus 3:6“Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.”Deuteronomy 6:10“And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,”Matthew 1:1“The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.”Galatians 3:16“Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.”Genesis 32:9“And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:”Genesis 32:12“And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.”Genesis 32:29“And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.”Genesis 50:24“And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”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:”Psalms 105:11“Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:”Matthew 22:32“I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”

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