Genesis 47:26
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 47:26 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 47:26 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part; except the land ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 47:26 — KJV
“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”
— Genesis 47:26 (KJV)
Genesis 47:26 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 47:26
“Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years. officers: or, overseers”
Shares key themes with Genesis 47:26: over, land, egypt
“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.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 47:26: joseph, over, land
“For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 47:26: made, land, day
“Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD: although...: or, should I have continued an husband unto them?”
Shares key themes with Genesis 47:26: made, land, egypt
“And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 47:26: joseph, over, land
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