Genesis 29:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 29:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 29:16 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 29:16 — KJV
“And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.”
— Genesis 29:16 (KJV)
Genesis 29:16 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 29:16
“And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem: do thou...: or, get thee riches, or, power be famous: Heb. proclaim thy name”
Shares key themes with Genesis 29:16: two, name, elder
“Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchishua: and the names of his two daughters were these; the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal:”
Shares key themes with Genesis 29:16: two, daughters, name
“And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the two maidservants' tents; but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 29:16: laban, two, leah
“And thine elder sister is Samaria, she and her daughters that dwell at thy left hand: and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand, is Sodom and her daughters. thy younger: Heb. lesser than thou”
Shares key themes with Genesis 29:16: daughters, elder, younger
“Then thou shalt remember thy ways, and be ashamed, when thou shalt receive thy sisters, thine elder and thy younger: and I will give them unto thee for daughters, but not by thy covenant.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 29:16: daughters, elder, younger
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