Genesis 4:5
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 4
“But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.”Genesis 4:5
What Does Genesis 4:5 Mean?
Genesis 4:5 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 4, 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 4:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Hebrews 11:4“By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.”James 4:1“From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?”Job 5:2“For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.”Genesis 31:2“And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.”Ecclesiastes 7:9“Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.”Proverbs 18:19“A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.”Proverbs 29:10“The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.”Luke 15:28“And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.”James 1:15“Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.”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.”Isaiah 3:10“Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.”Lamentations 3:39“Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?”Daniel 3:19“Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.”Acts 5:33“When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.”Genesis 39:19“And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.”Leviticus 1:2“Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock.”Numbers 35:20“But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die;”1 Samuel 18:9“And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.”1 Kings 21:4“And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.”Esther 3:5“And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.”
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