Genesis 49:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 49:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 49:1 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 49:1 — KJV
“And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.”
— Genesis 49:1 (KJV)
Genesis 49:1 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 49:1
“Specially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 49:1: gather, together, may
“And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi. abode: or, pitched”
Shares key themes with Genesis 49:1: sons, gather, together
“And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them: unto the...: Heb. unto the hand Hege: also called, Hegai”
Shares key themes with Genesis 49:1: called, gather, together
“And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 49:1: jacob, sons, gather
“Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:”
Shares key themes with Genesis 49:1: jacob, gather, together
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