Genesis 42:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 42:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 42:1 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 42:1 — KJV
“Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?”
— Genesis 42:1 (KJV)
Genesis 42:1 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 42:1
“And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph. pieces...: or, lambs”
Shares key themes with Genesis 42:1: jacob, egypt, sons
“Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?”
Shares key themes with Genesis 42:1: now, why, one
“Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 42:1: now, jacob, egypt
“And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?”
Shares key themes with Genesis 42:1: egypt, why, one
“And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 42:1: egypt, look, one
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