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Genesis 47:4 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Genesis 47:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Genesis chapter 47 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.”
Genesis 47:4 (KJV)
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Commentary on Genesis 47:4
They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pa... This passage is part of the Joseph narrative, a masterfully crafted account demonstrating God's sovereign providence working through human choices and circumstances to accomplish His redemptive purposes. The Joseph cycle shows how God transforms evil intentions into instruments of salvation.Central themes include divine providence orchestrating events toward redemptive ends, the testing and refinement of character through suffering and success, forgiveness overcoming betrayal and injustice, ...
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Cross-References for Genesis 47:4
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“'Your servants have been keepers of livestock from our youth even until now”
“A Syrian ready to perish was my father; and he went down into Egypt”
“Know for sure that your seed will live as foreigners in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them. They will afflict them four hundred years.,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;,וַיֹּאמֶר לְאַבְרָם יָדֹעַ תֵּדַע כִּי־גֵר יִהְיֶה זַרְעֲךָ בְּאֶרֶץ לֹא לָהֶם וַעֲבָדוּם וְעִנּוּ אֹתָם אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה׃ ,And He said unto Abram: Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs”
“And the famine was sore in the land.”
“Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.”
“and great affliction. Our fathers found no food.”
“and that they would be enslaved and mistreated for four hundred years.”
“for the famine was severe in the land.”
“My people went down at the first into Egypt to sojourn there: and the Assyrian has oppressed them without cause.”