Genesis 24:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 24:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 24:5 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs brin..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 24:5 — KJV
“And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?”
— Genesis 24:5 (KJV)
Genesis 24:5 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 24:5
“And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 24:5: woman, willing, follow
“But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 24:5: servant, follow, land
“And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 24:5: land, must, bring
“Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master's son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 24:5: servant, land, bring
“For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him. neither...: or, because God hath not taken away his life, he hath also devised means, etc”
Shares key themes with Genesis 24:5: must, needs, son
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