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Genesis 1:21 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Genesis 1:21 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Genesis chapter 1 verse 21 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.”
Genesis 1:21 (KJV)
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Commentary on Genesis 1:21
And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth ... This verse is part of the creation account that establishes God's sovereign power and purposeful design. The structured pattern of the seven days reveals divine order, intentionality, and progressive development from formless void to a world prepared for human habitation.The recurring phrases "And God said," "and it was so," "And God saw that it was good" create a liturgical rhythm emphasizing: (1) creation by divine decree, (2) immediate fulfillment of God's word, and (3) divine evaluation ...
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Cross-References for Genesis 1:21
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“how many are your works! In wisdom have you made them all. The earth is full of your riches.”
“and the livestock after their kind”
“every creeping thing”
“including birds”
“and multiply in it.,And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.,וְאַתֶּם פְּרוּ וּרְבוּ שִׁרְצוּ בָאָרֶץ וּרְבוּ־בָהּ׃ ס ,And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; swarm in the earth, and multiply therein.”
“which shall go up and come into your house”
“of the livestock after their kind”
“and every animal after its kind”
“and increased abundantly”
“and to divide the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.”