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Genesis 18:27

Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 18:27 — by Collins Asein

Quick Summary

Genesis 18:27 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.

Genesis 18:27 — KJV

“And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:”

— Genesis 18:27 (KJV)

Genesis 18:27 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.

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Cross-References for Genesis 18:27

“And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake.”

Shares key themes with Genesis 18:27: behold, now, taken

“And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.”

Shares key themes with Genesis 18:27: behold, now, speak

“And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord. Here...: Heb. Behold me”

Shares key themes with Genesis 18:27: answered, behold, now

“Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.”

Shares key themes with Genesis 18:27: answered, now, speak

“And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send. strong...: Heb. sons of strength some mountain: Heb. one of the mountains”

Shares key themes with Genesis 18:27: behold, now, taken

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Collins Asein — Christian Author & Founder of PrayerKey