Genesis 3:23
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.”Genesis 3:23
What Does Genesis 3:23 Mean?
Genesis 3:23 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 3, verse 23 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 9 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (9)
These passages are connected to Genesis 3:23 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 2:7“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.”Genesis 2:5“And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.”Genesis 4:2“And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.”Genesis 3:19“In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.”Genesis 4:12“When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.”Ecclesiastes 5:9“Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.”Ezekiel 28:13“Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.”John 18:1“When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples.”Genesis 9:20“And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:”
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