Genesis 37:7

Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 37

“For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.”Genesis 37:7

What Does Genesis 37:7 Mean?

Genesis 37:7 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 37, verse 7 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (16)

These passages are connected to Genesis 37:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Genesis 42:6“And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.”Genesis 44:14“And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph’s house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.”Genesis 43:26“And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.”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.”Genesis 27:29“Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.”Genesis 50:18“And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.”Genesis 43:28“And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.”Genesis 37:9“And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.”Genesis 37:10“And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?”Genesis 44:16“And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord’s servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.”Genesis 44:19“My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?”Genesis 49:8“Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.”2 Samuel 1:2“It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.”Philippians 2:10“That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;”Colossians 1:18“And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.”Genesis 41:32“And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.”

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