Genesis 29:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 29:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 29:17 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 29:17 — KJV
“Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.”
— Genesis 29:17 (KJV)
Genesis 29:17 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 29:17
“And I said unto you, I am the LORD your God; fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but ye have not obeyed my voice.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 29:17: eyed, well
“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 29:17: leah, rachel
“So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, and all the people, obeyed not the voice of the LORD, to dwell in the land of Judah.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 29:17: eyed, well
“Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 29:17: well, favoured
“Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 29:17: well, favoured
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