Genesis 4:1
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 4
“And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.”Genesis 4:1
What Does Genesis 4:1 Mean?
Genesis 4:1 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 4, verse 1 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (13)
These passages are connected to Genesis 4:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 John 3:12“Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.”1 Samuel 1:19“And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her.”Isaiah 7:14“Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”Genesis 3:15“And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.”Genesis 4:25“And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.”Genesis 19:31“And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:”Job 15:7“Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?”Genesis 29:21“And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.”Genesis 38:26“And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.”Judges 19:25“But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.”Genesis 24:16“And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.”Genesis 5:29“And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.”Numbers 31:17“Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.”
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