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Genesis 26:5 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Genesis 26:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Genesis chapter 26 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”
Genesis 26:5 (KJV)
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Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.... 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...
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Cross-References for Genesis 26:5
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“because you have obeyed my voice.,And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.,וְהִתְבָּרֲכוּ בְזַרְעֲךָ כֹּל גּוֹיֵי הָאָרֶץ עֵקֶב אֲשֶׁר שָׁמַעְתָּ בְּקֹלִי׃ ,and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast hearkened to My voice.”
“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”
“with each verse after the initial Praise Yah! starting with a letter of the alphabet (ordered from Alef to Tav).} Blessed is the man who fears Yahweh”
“in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?”
“Abraham”
“who walks in his ways.”
“nor uncircumcision”
“as Yahweh had spoken to him. Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed out of Haran.”
“my beloved brothers”