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Genesis 26:3 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Genesis 26:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Genesis chapter 26 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;”
Genesis 26:3 (KJV)
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The LORD appeared to him and said, "Do not go down to Egypt; stay in the land of which I shall tell you. Sojourn in this land and I will be with you and bless you, for to you and to your descendants
Commentary on Genesis 26:3
Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed... This passage belongs to the Jacob narratives which demonstrate God's sovereign election overriding human merit and the transformation of a deceiver into Israel, the father of the twelve tribes. The Jacob cycle shows how divine purposes advance through flawed individuals whom God graciously transforms.Key themes include God's sovereign choice ("the older shall serve the younger"), the consequences of deception and family dysfunction, exile and return patterns, wrestling with God leading to bl...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Genesis 26:3
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“I am with you”
“his oath to Isaac”
“I have sworn by myself, says Yahweh, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,,And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:,וַיֹּאמֶר בִּי נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי נְאֻם־יְהוָה כִּי יַעַן אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתָ אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וְלֹא חָשַׂכְתָּ אֶת־בִּנְךָ אֶת־יְחִידֶךָ׃ ,and said: By Myself have I sworn”
“and to your seed after you”
“I will give this land to your seed{or, offspring}. He built an altar there to Yahweh”
“I will give to you”
“and lived between Kadesh and Shur. He lived as a foreigner in Gerar.”
“he lived as an alien in the land of promise”
“saying”
“walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it to you.,Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.,קוּם הִתְהַלֵּךְ בָּאָרֶץ לְאָרְכָּהּ וּלְרָחְבָּהּ כִּי לְךָ אֶתְּנֶנָּה׃ ,Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for unto thee will I give it.”