Genesis 1:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 1:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 1:16 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the st..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 1:16 — KJV
“And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. to rule the day...: Heb. for the rule of the day, etc.”
— Genesis 1:16 (KJV)
Genesis 1:16 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 1:16
“And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 1:16: god, light, day
“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”
Shares key themes with Genesis 1:16: god, lights, light
“And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow: who...: Heb. great of acts lionlike...: Heb. lion of God”
Shares key themes with Genesis 1:16: god, two, great
“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 1:16: god, made, day
“Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day. who had...: Heb. great of deeds”
Shares key themes with Genesis 1:16: two, great, day
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