Genesis 15:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 15:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 15:12 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 15:12 — KJV
“And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.”
— Genesis 15:12 (KJV)
Genesis 15:12 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 15:12
“And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 15:12: sun, down, deep
“From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 15:12: sun, going, down
“And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave's mouth, which remain until this very day.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 15:12: sun, going, down
“For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 15:12: sun, going, down
“But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 15:12: sun, going, down
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