Genesis 32:7

Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 32

“Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;”Genesis 32:7

What Does Genesis 32:7 Mean?

Genesis 32:7 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 32, verse 7 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 32:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Philippians 4:6“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.”1 Samuel 30:6“And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.”Job 5:8“I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:”Psalms 118:5“I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me in a large place.”Genesis 35:3“And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.”Genesis 32:11“Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children.”Exodus 14:10“And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD.”2 Chronicles 20:3“And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.”Psalms 18:4“The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.”Psalms 31:13“For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.”Psalms 55:4“My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.”Psalms 61:2“From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.”Psalms 77:2“In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted.”Psalms 107:6“Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.”Psalms 142:4“I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.”Proverbs 2:11“Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:”Isaiah 28:26“For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.”Jeremiah 30:7“Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble, but he shall be saved out of it.”Matthew 8:26“And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.”Matthew 10:16“Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.”

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