Genesis 4:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 4:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 4:19 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 4:19 — KJV
“And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.”
— Genesis 4:19 (KJV)
Genesis 4:19 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 4:19
“And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 4:19: took, wives, name
“And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 4:19: two, wives, name
“And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:”
Shares key themes with Genesis 4:19: wives, name, one
“But there remained two of the men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the spirit rested upon them; and they were of them that were written, but went not out unto the tabernacle: and they prophesied in the camp.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 4:19: two, name, one
“If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated:”
Shares key themes with Genesis 4:19: two, wives, one
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