Genesis 37:5

Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 37

“And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.”Genesis 37:5

What Does Genesis 37:5 Mean?

Genesis 37:5 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 37, verse 5 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 37:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Joel 2:28“And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:”Genesis 28:12“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 42:9“And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.”Daniel 4:5“I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.”John 17:14“I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.”Genesis 37:4“And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto 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.”Amos 3:7“Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.”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 37:19“And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.”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.”Daniel 2:22“He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.”Genesis 37:8“And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.”Genesis 40:5“And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.”Genesis 40:9“And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;”Genesis 41:1“And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.”Genesis 41:7“And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.”Genesis 49:23“The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:”Judges 7:13“And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along.”Psalms 25:14“The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.”

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