Genesis 47:4
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 47
“They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.”Genesis 47:4
What Does Genesis 47:4 Mean?
Genesis 47:4 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 47, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (12)
These passages are connected to Genesis 47:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 46:34“That ye shall say, Thy servants’ trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.”Genesis 15:13“And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;”Deuteronomy 26:5“And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:”Genesis 43:1“And the famine was sore in the land.”Genesis 47:6“The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.”Psalms 105:23“Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.”Acts 7:11“Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.”Genesis 12:10“And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.”Numbers 32:1“Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;”2 Kings 8:1“Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.”Isaiah 52:4“For thus saith the Lord GOD, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.”Acts 7:6“And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.”
People & Places
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