Genesis 32:29
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 32:29 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 32:29 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 32:29 — KJV
“And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.”
— Genesis 32:29 (KJV)
Genesis 32:29 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 32:29
“Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD. when...: Heb. in revolution of days Samuel: that is, Asked of God”
Shares key themes with Genesis 32:29: asked, name, wherefore
“Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?”
Shares key themes with Genesis 32:29: asked, ask, after
“Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name:”
Shares key themes with Genesis 32:29: asked, name, ask
“And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret? secret: or, wonderful”
Shares key themes with Genesis 32:29: name, ask, after
“For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him:”
Shares key themes with Genesis 32:29: asked, pray, ask
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