Genesis 4:20
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 4
“And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.”Genesis 4:20
What Does Genesis 4:20 Mean?
Genesis 4:20 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 4, verse 20 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 10 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (10)
These passages are connected to Genesis 4:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 4:2“And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.”Genesis 4:21“And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.”Genesis 13:5“And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.”Genesis 25:27“And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.”1 Chronicles 2:50“These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim,”1 Chronicles 4:4“And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem.”Jeremiah 35:9“Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:”John 8:44“Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.”Romans 4:11“And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:”Hebrews 11:9“By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:”
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