Genesis 1:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 1:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 1:14 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for s..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 1:14 — KJV
“And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: the day...: Heb. between the day and between the night”
— Genesis 1:14 (KJV)
Genesis 1:14 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 1:14
“And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 1:14: god, let, day
“And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 1:14: god, let, day
“And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the LORD, be nigh unto the LORD our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require: at all...: Heb. the thing of a day in his day”
Shares key themes with Genesis 1:14: god, let, day
“And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we enquired not at it in the days of Saul. bring...: Heb. bring about”
Shares key themes with Genesis 1:14: god, let, day
“Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them? by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with Genesis 1:14: god, day, days
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