Genesis 4:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 4:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 4:9 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 4:9 — KJV
“And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?”
— Genesis 4:9 (KJV)
Genesis 4:9 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 4:9
“And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. Abel: Heb. Hebel a keeper: Heb. a feeder”
Shares key themes with Genesis 4:9: cain, abel, brother
“And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 4:9: lord, brother, know
“Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 4:9: lord, where, know
“And the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fenced cities, and of country villages, even unto the great stone of Abel, whereon they set down the ark of the LORD: which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua, the Bethshemite. great...: or, great stone”
Shares key themes with Genesis 4:9: lord, where, abel
“Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?”
Shares key themes with Genesis 4:9: lord, where, know
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