Genesis 1:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 1:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 1:9 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it w..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 1:9 — KJV
“And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.”
— Genesis 1:9 (KJV)
Genesis 1:9 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 1:9
“So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there. us not...: Heb. me not, and my”
Shares key themes with Genesis 1:9: god, let, gathered
“Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 1:9: god, let, under
“Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:”
Shares key themes with Genesis 1:9: god, together, one
“And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 1:9: god, under, heaven
“And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 1:9: god, gathered, together
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