Genesis 26:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 26:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 26:16 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 26:16 — KJV
“And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.”
— Genesis 26:16 (KJV)
Genesis 26:16 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 26:16
“To drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou art, to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheritance, as it is this day.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 26:16: art, mightier, than
“Hear, O Israel: Thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven,”
Shares key themes with Genesis 26:16: art, mightier, than
“I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge. had...: Heb. had seen much”
Shares key themes with Genesis 26:16: art, much, than
“And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:”
Shares key themes with Genesis 26:16: mightier, than
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Depart, and go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it:”
Shares key themes with Genesis 26:16: isaac, art
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