Genesis 2:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 2:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 2:9 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 2:9 — KJV
“And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.”
— Genesis 2:9 (KJV)
Genesis 2:9 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 2:9
“And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:”
Shares key themes with Genesis 2:9: lord, god, tree
“Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?”
Shares key themes with Genesis 2:9: lord, god, every
“Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea...: Heb. Yea, because, etc.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 2:9: made, lord, god
“And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the LORD thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 2:9: lord, god, every
“And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and that it be of the LORD our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us: send...: Heb. break forth and send in their...: Heb. in the cities of their suburbs”
Shares key themes with Genesis 2:9: lord, god, every
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