Hosea 12:12
Hosea · Old Testament · Chapter 12
“And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.”Hosea 12:12
What Does Hosea 12:12 Mean?
Hosea 12:12 is found in the book of Hosea, chapter 12, verse 12 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 Hosea 12:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 18:22“Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.”Genesis 29:20“And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.”Genesis 29:18“And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.”Genesis 29:1“Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east.”Genesis 30:26“Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee.”Genesis 28:2“Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother’s father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother’s brother.”Genesis 31:24“And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.”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 29:30“And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.”Genesis 31:40“Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.”Genesis 31:41“Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.”Genesis 27:43“Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;”Genesis 28:1“And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.”Genesis 28:10“And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.”Ruth 4:10“Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.”Genesis 32:27“And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.”
People & Places
IsraelAram
Study Hosea 12:12 in the ScriptureVerse app
Every verse in the app has a study sheet with its cross-references (OpenBible.info's 344,799) and commentary, and an AI Bible Teacher that shows the verses behind its answers. Coming to iPhone on February 10, 2027.
Join the waitlist