Genesis 30:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 30:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 30:16 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 30:16 — KJV
“And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.”
— Genesis 30:16 (KJV)
Genesis 30:16 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 30:16
“Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 30:16: came, meet, come
“And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went: and it came to pass, as he met them, he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. weeping...: Heb. in going and weeping”
Shares key themes with Genesis 30:16: came, went, meet
“And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 30:16: field, leah, went
“And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:”
Shares key themes with Genesis 30:16: jacob, came, went
“Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me: wholly...: Heb. fulfilled after me”
Shares key themes with Genesis 30:16: jacob, came, went
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