Genesis 47:23
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 47
“Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.”Genesis 47:23
What Does Genesis 47:23 Mean?
Genesis 47:23 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 47, verse 23 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 47:23 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Corinthians 9:10“Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)”Genesis 45:6“For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest.”Genesis 41:27“And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.”Psalms 41:1“Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.”Psalms 107:36“And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;”Psalms 112:5“A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.”Proverbs 11:26“He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.”Proverbs 12:11“He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.”Proverbs 13:23“Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.”Ecclesiastes 11:6“In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.”Isaiah 28:24“Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?”Isaiah 55:10“For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:”Matthew 24:45“Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?”
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