Genesis 42:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 42:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 42:13 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 42:13 — KJV
“And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.”
— Genesis 42:13 (KJV)
Genesis 42:13 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 42:13
“We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 42:13: twelve, brethren, sons
“And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 42:13: brethren, sons, one
“Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it:”
Shares key themes with Genesis 42:13: servants, land, behold
“Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 42:13: brethren, land, canaan
“And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 42:13: one, land, canaan
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