Genesis 49:5
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 49
“Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.”Genesis 49:5
What Does Genesis 49:5 Mean?
Genesis 49:5 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 49, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to Genesis 49:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 34:25“And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.”Genesis 29:33“And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.”Genesis 29:34“And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.”Ephesians 5:11“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.”Genesis 46:10“And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.”Revelation 7:7“Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.”Genesis 6:13“And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.”Genesis 34:30“And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.”Genesis 42:24“And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.”Genesis 46:11“And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.”Numbers 1:22“Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;”Numbers 34:20“And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.”Joshua 19:1“And the second lot came forth to Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah.”Psalms 74:20“Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.”Proverbs 18:9“He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.”Ezekiel 48:24“And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon shall have a portion.”
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