Genesis 38:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 38:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 38:2 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 38:2 — KJV
“And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.”
— Genesis 38:2 (KJV)
Genesis 38:2 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 38:2
“And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 38:2: judah, canaanite, name
“And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 38:2: judah, canaanite, name
“Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 38:2: judah, whose, name
“And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the LORD of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims. Baale: or, Baalah, that is, Kirjathjearim whose name...: or, at which the name, even the name of the LORD of hosts, was called upon”
Shares key themes with Genesis 38:2: judah, whose, name
“And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man's son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab's mother. Ithra an Israelite: or, Jether an Ishmaelite Abigail: Heb. Abigal Nahash: or, Jesse”
Shares key themes with Genesis 38:2: daughter, whose, name
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