Genesis 29:20
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 29
“And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.”Genesis 29:20
What Does Genesis 29:20 Mean?
Genesis 29:20 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 29, verse 20 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (17)
These passages are connected to Genesis 29:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 18:22“Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.”1 Corinthians 13:7“Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.”Hosea 12:12“And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.”Ephesians 5:2“And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.”Song of Solomon 8:6“Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.”Genesis 24:67“And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.”Genesis 29:30“And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.”Genesis 30:26“Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee.”2 Corinthians 5:14“For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:”Genesis 29:18“And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.”Deuteronomy 21:15“If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated:”2 Samuel 13:1“And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.”Genesis 29:21“And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.”Judges 16:15“And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.”Song of Solomon 5:2“I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.”1 Thessalonians 1:3“Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;”Genesis 34:19“And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.”
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