Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Genesis 31:38 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Genesis 31:38 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Genesis chapter 31 verse 38 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.”
Genesis 31:38 (KJV)
Commentary on Genesis 31:38
This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and t... 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 31:38
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“and the fruit of your ground”
“prophesy against the shepherds of Israel”
“If now I have found favor in your eyes, stay here, for I have divined that Yahweh has blessed me for your sake.”
“and it has increased to a multitude. Yahweh has blessed you wherever I turned. Now when will I provide for my own house also?,For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?,כִּי מְעַט אֲשֶׁר־הָיָה לְךָ לְפָנַי וַיִּפְרֹץ לָרֹב וַיְבָרֶךְ יְהוָה אֹתְךָ לְרַגְלִי וְעַתָּה מָתַי אֶעֱשֶׂה גַם־אָנֹכִי לְבֵיתִי׃ ,For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it hath increased abundantly; and the LORD hath blessed thee whithersoever I turned. And now when shall I provide for mine own house also?”
“There shall nothing cast their young”