Genesis 42:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 42:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 42:5 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 42:5 — KJV
“And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.”
— Genesis 42:5 (KJV)
Genesis 42:5 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 42:5
“And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 42:5: came, buy, corn
“And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 42:5: israel, came, land
“Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 42:5: israel, among, land
“And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 42:5: israel, corn, land
“Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Bethshemesh, nor the inhabitants of Bethanath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Bethshemesh and of Bethanath became tributaries unto them.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 42:5: came, among, land
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