Genesis 47:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 47:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 47:12 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, according to their famili..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 47:12 — KJV
“And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, according to their families. according...: or, as a little child is nourished: Heb. according to the little ones”
— Genesis 47:12 (KJV)
Genesis 47:12 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 47:12
“Of the children of Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;”
Shares key themes with Genesis 47:12: joseph, father, according
“And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the families of the fathers of your brethren the people, and after the division of the families of the Levites. the families of the fathers: Heb. the house of the fathers the people: Heb. the sons of the people”
Shares key themes with Genesis 47:12: father, brethren, according
“And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father's house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 47:12: joseph, father, brethren
“And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;”
Shares key themes with Genesis 47:12: father, according, families
“Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;”
Shares key themes with Genesis 47:12: father, according, families
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