Genesis 17:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 17:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 17:1 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 17:1 — KJV
“And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. perfect: or, upright, or, sincere”
— Genesis 17:1 (KJV)
Genesis 17:1 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 17:1
“Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God. perfect: or, upright, or, sincere”
Shares key themes with Genesis 17:1: lord, god, perfect
“And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 17:1: lord, god, walk
“And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause. to destroy...: Heb. to swallow him up”
Shares key themes with Genesis 17:1: old, lord, god
“For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 17:1: old, lord, god
“Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 17:1: old, lord, god
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