Genesis 12:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 12:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 12:16 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, a..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 12:16 — KJV
“And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.”
— Genesis 12:16 (KJV)
Genesis 12:16 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 12:16
“Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 12:16: sheep, oxen, asses
“And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 12:16: sheep, oxen, asses
“And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?”
Shares key themes with Genesis 12:16: sheep, oxen, menservants
“Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel. meat...: or, victual of meal”
Shares key themes with Genesis 12:16: sheep, oxen, asses
“His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east. substance: or, cattle household: or, husbandry men: Heb. sons”
Shares key themes with Genesis 12:16: sheep, oxen, asses
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