Genesis 46:21

Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 46

“And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.”Genesis 46:21

What Does Genesis 46:21 Mean?

Genesis 46:21 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 46, verse 21 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 46:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

1 Chronicles 8:1“Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,”1 Chronicles 7:6“The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.”Genesis 49:27“Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.”1 Chronicles 8:3“And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,”Genesis 44:20“And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.”Numbers 1:11“Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni.”Numbers 1:36“Of the children of Benjamin, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;”Numbers 26:38“The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites:”Numbers 26:39“Of Shupham, the family of the Shuphamites: of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.”Numbers 26:41“These are the sons of Benjamin after their families: and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and six hundred.”Deuteronomy 33:12“And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.”1 Chronicles 7:12“Shuppim also, and Huppim, the children of Ir, and Hushim, the sons of Aher.”1 Chronicles 8:6“And these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to Manahath:”

People & Places

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