Exodus 1:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Exodus 1:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Exodus 1:1 is a verse from the book of Exodus in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Exodus 1:1 — KJV
“Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.”
— Exodus 1:1 (KJV)
Exodus 1:1 in Context — About the Book of Exodus
Exodus tells the defining rescue story of the Old Testament: God hears the cry of enslaved Israel, breaks Pharaoh's grip through ten plagues, parts the Red Sea, and meets His people at Sinai. It reveals God as deliverer, covenant-maker, and the One who dwells among His people.
Cross-References for Exodus 1:1
“And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 1:1: these, names, children
“These are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which Moses spake unto the children of Israel, after they came forth out of Egypt,”
Shares key themes with Exodus 1:1: these, children, israel
“And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph. pieces...: or, lambs”
Shares key themes with Exodus 1:1: children, israel, came
“And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 1:1: now, children, israel
“Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 1:1: now, children, israel
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