Genesis 1:28
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 1:28 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 1:28 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and hav..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 1:28 — KJV
“And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. moveth: Heb. creepeth”
— Genesis 1:28 (KJV)
Genesis 1:28 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 1:28
“And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 1:28: god, earth, dominion
“And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. life: Heb. a living soul”
Shares key themes with Genesis 1:28: earth, fowl, air
“Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 1:28: fruitful, multiply, earth
“Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein. moveth: Heb. creepeth”
Shares key themes with Genesis 1:28: earth, sea, every
“So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground. steep...: or, towers, or, stairs”
Shares key themes with Genesis 1:28: earth, fish, sea
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