Genesis 32:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 32:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 32:8 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 32:8 — KJV
“And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape.”
— Genesis 32:8 (KJV)
Genesis 32:8 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 32:8
“Then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother's house.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 32:8: come, one, then
“That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren. aided...: Heb. strengthened his hands to kill”
Shares key themes with Genesis 32:8: come, one, then
“And Gaal spake again and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim. middle: Heb. navel Meonenim: or, the regarders of times”
Shares key themes with Genesis 32:8: come, one, company
“And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 32:8: come, one, other
“Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:”
Shares key themes with Genesis 32:8: come, one, then
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