Genesis 37:24
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 37:24 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 37:24 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 37:24 — KJV
“And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.”
— Genesis 37:24 (KJV)
Genesis 37:24 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 37:24
“And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 37:24: took, cast, into
“Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire. of Hammelech: or, of the king”
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“I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 37:24: cast, into, pit
“And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt. cast: Heb. fastened”
Shares key themes with Genesis 37:24: took, cast, into
“And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,”
Shares key themes with Genesis 37:24: cast, into, water
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