Genesis 47:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 47:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 47:22 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their po..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 47:22 — KJV
“Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands. priests: or, princes”
— Genesis 47:22 (KJV)
Genesis 47:22 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 47:22
“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 47:22: only, land, priests
“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 47:22: land, pharaoh, eat
“For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the congregation a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep; and the princes gave to the congregation a thousand bullocks and ten thousand sheep: and a great number of priests sanctified themselves. did give: Heb. lifted up, or, offered gave: Heb. lifted up, or, offered”
Shares key themes with Genesis 47:22: priests, eat, gave
“Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 47:22: land, priests, lands
“Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 47:22: land, priests, eat
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