Genesis 37:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 37:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 37:22 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 37:22 — KJV
“And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.”
— Genesis 37:22 (KJV)
Genesis 37:22 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 37:22
“And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 37:22: reuben, into, lay
“And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 37:22: into, hand, hands
“And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: a fit...: Heb. a man of opportunity”
Shares key themes with Genesis 37:22: into, wilderness, lay
“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 37:22: into, hand, hands
“And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 37:22: blood, into, lay
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