Genesis 37:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 37:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 37:4 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak pe..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 37:4 — KJV
“And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.”
— Genesis 37:4 (KJV)
Genesis 37:4 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 37:4
“But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests. did help...: Heb. strengthened them”
Shares key themes with Genesis 37:4: brethren, more, than
“The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 37:4: brethren, father, speak
“Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there. discouraged: Heb. melted”
Shares key themes with Genesis 37:4: brethren, more, than
“And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way. corrupted...: or, were corrupt ceased...: Heb. let nothing fall of their”
Shares key themes with Genesis 37:4: father, more, than
“And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her. take...: Heb. let her be thine”
Shares key themes with Genesis 37:4: father, than, hated
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