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Genesis 15:13 Cross-References
Explore 15 cross-references for Genesis 15:13 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Genesis chapter 15 verse 13 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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;”
Genesis 15:13 (KJV)
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God said to Abram, "Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, where they will be enslaved and oppressed FOUR HUNDRED YEARS. (GEN 15:13)
God said to Abram, "Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, where they will be enslaved and oppressed four hundred years. (GEN 15:13)
Commentary on 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 the... This passage is part of the Abrahamic narratives which shift from universal human history to God's particular covenant people. The Abraham cycle (Genesis 12-25) demonstrates God's sovereign election, covenant faithfulness, and the development of faith through testing and promise fulfillment.Central themes include God's unconditional covenant promises (land, descendants, blessing to nations), the call to faith and obedience, the testing of faith through delays and impossibilities, the contras...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Genesis 15:13
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“and that they would be enslaved and mistreated for four hundred years.”
“Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities”
“Now the sojourning of the children of Israel”
“who came into Egypt (every man and his household came with Jacob):”
“the law”
“and you shall love him as yourself; for you lived as foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am Yahweh your God.”
“and to your seed after you”
“To you I will give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;”