Genesis 38:1
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 38
“And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.”Genesis 38:1
What Does Genesis 38:1 Mean?
Genesis 38:1 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 38, verse 1 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to Genesis 38:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 29:35“And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.”1 Samuel 22:1“David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father’s house heard it, they went down thither to him.”2 Kings 4:8“And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.”Genesis 19:2“And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.”Joshua 15:35“Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,”Proverbs 13:20“He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.”Micah 1:15“Yet will I bring an heir unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah: he shall come unto Adullam the glory of Israel.”Genesis 38:12“And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah’s wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.”Genesis 46:12“And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.”Numbers 26:19“The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.”Joshua 12:15“The king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;”Judges 4:18“And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And when he had turned in unto her into the tent, she covered him with a mantle.”2 Samuel 23:13“And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.”Proverbs 9:6“Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.”2 Samuel 13:3“But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.”
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