Genesis 24:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 24:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 24:23 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 24:23 — KJV
“And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in?”
— Genesis 24:23 (KJV)
Genesis 24:23 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 24:23
“And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home. draweth: Heb. is weak the day groweth to an end: Heb. it is the pitching time of the day home: Heb. to thy tent”
Shares key themes with Genesis 24:23: art, pray, father
“And so return unto thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive, and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name:”
Shares key themes with Genesis 24:23: art, pray, father
“Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 24:23: tell, pray, father
“If they return to thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, whither they have carried them captives, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name:”
Shares key themes with Genesis 24:23: art, pray, father
“Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?”
Shares key themes with Genesis 24:23: whose, art, tell
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