Genesis 3:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 3:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 3:23 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 3:23 — KJV
“Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.”
— Genesis 3:23 (KJV)
Genesis 3:23 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 3:23
“Therefore Saul said unto the LORD God of Israel, Give a perfect lot. And Saul and Jonathan were taken: but the people escaped. Give...: or, Shew the innocent escaped: Heb. went forth”
Shares key themes with Genesis 3:23: therefore, lord, god
“And they shall answer, Because they forsook the LORD their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the LORD brought upon them all this evil.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 3:23: therefore, lord, god
“And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 3:23: lord, sent, forth
“I prayed therefore unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 3:23: therefore, lord, god
“When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and the LORD thy God hath delivered them into thine hands, and thou hast taken them captive,”
Shares key themes with Genesis 3:23: lord, god, forth
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