Genesis 47:12
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 47
“And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father’s household, with bread, according to their families.”Genesis 47:12
What Does Genesis 47:12 Mean?
Genesis 47:12 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 47, verse 12 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 18 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (18)
These passages are connected to Genesis 47:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 45:11“And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.”Genesis 50:21“Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.”1 Timothy 5:4“But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.”Ruth 4:15“And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath born him.”Genesis 49:24“But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)”Genesis 37:9“And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.”Genesis 42:36“And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.”Genesis 47:1“Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen.”Genesis 47:21“And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof.”Genesis 47:24“And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones.”Exodus 20:12“Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.”Deuteronomy 23:7“Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land.”Matthew 15:4“For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.”Mark 7:10“For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:”1 Thessalonians 2:7“But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:”1 Timothy 4:8“For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.”1 Timothy 5:8“But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.”John 19:27“Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.”
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