Genesis 47:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 47:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 47:20 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prev..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 47:20 — KJV
“And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh's.”
— Genesis 47:20 (KJV)
Genesis 47:20 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 47:20
“And the famine was over all the face of the earth: And Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt. all the storehouses: Heb. all wherein was”
Shares key themes with Genesis 47:20: joseph, land, egypt
“And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part; except the land of the priests only, which became not Pharaoh's. priests: or, princes”
Shares key themes with Genesis 47:20: joseph, land, egypt
“For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 47:20: land, egypt, every
“And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants, and in the sight of the people.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 47:20: land, egypt, pharaoh
“And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 47:20: joseph, land, egypt
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