Genesis 1:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 1:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 1:12 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 1:12 — KJV
“And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.”
— Genesis 1:12 (KJV)
Genesis 1:12 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 1:12
“And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 1:12: brought, forth, after
“And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. bearing...: Heb. seeding seed yielding...: Heb. seeding seed”
Shares key themes with Genesis 1:12: earth, herb, yielding
“And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 1:12: earth, after, kind
“And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 1:12: earth, forth, after
“For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 1:12: earth, herb, tree
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