Genesis 23:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 23:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 23:2 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to wee..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 23:2 — KJV
“And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.”
— Genesis 23:2 (KJV)
Genesis 23:2 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 23:2
“And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 23:2: sarah, same, hebron
“And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Bethlehem.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 23:2: died, same, land
“And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 23:2: same, land, came
“And it came to pass the selfsame day, that the LORD did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 23:2: same, land, came
“And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 23:2: land, canaan, came
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