Genesis 24:40
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 24:40 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 24:40 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt ta..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 24:40 — KJV
“And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house:”
— Genesis 24:40 (KJV)
Genesis 24:40 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 24:40
“The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 24:40: lord, before, send
“But thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 24:40: shalt, take, wife
“Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the LORD: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 24:40: lord, before, way
“Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them:”
Shares key themes with Genesis 24:40: lord, before, way
“Therefore now, LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me. fail...: Heb. be cut off unto thee a man from my sight so that: Heb. only if”
Shares key themes with Genesis 24:40: lord, before, walk
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