Genesis 35:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 35:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 35:22 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Is..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 35:22 — KJV
“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:”
— Genesis 35:22 (KJV)
Genesis 35:22 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 35:22
“Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. ruled: Heb. judged”
Shares key themes with Genesis 35:22: came, pass, land
“Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 35:22: dwelt, land, lay
“(For ye know how we have dwelt in the land of Egypt; and how we came through the nations which ye passed by;”
Shares key themes with Genesis 35:22: came, pass, dwelt
“Now it came to pass, when Adonizedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;”
Shares key themes with Genesis 35:22: came, pass, israel
“And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in the borders of Jordan, at the passage of the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 35:22: pass, israel, land
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