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Genesis 50:5 Cross-References
Explore 17 cross-references for Genesis 50:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Genesis chapter 50 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.”
Genesis 50:5 (KJV)
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Commentary on Genesis 50:5
My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Ca... 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, ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Genesis 50:5
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“that you have dug out a tomb here?' Cutting himself out a tomb on high”
“which he had hewn out for himself in the city of David”
“which he had hewn out in the rock”
“and he called his son Joseph”
“and the spirit returns to God who gave it.”
“for out of it you were taken. For you are dust”
“and lives many years”
“Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.”
“they shall be afraid of heights”
“and said to them”