Genesis 49:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 49:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 49:17 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backw..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 49:17 — KJV
“Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. an adder: Heb. an arrow-snake”
— Genesis 49:17 (KJV)
Genesis 49:17 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 49:17
“Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away. fugitives: Heb. fallen away”
Shares key themes with Genesis 49:17: dan, way, fall
“Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet. lookest...: Heb. observest heels: Heb. roots”
Shares key themes with Genesis 49:17: path, heels, heb
“By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach. as men...: Heb. according to the enterings of a city broken up”
Shares key themes with Genesis 49:17: dan, horse, heels
“They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beersheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again. manner: Heb. way”
Shares key themes with Genesis 49:17: dan, way, fall
“And there went forth a wind from the LORD, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, as it were a day's journey on this side, and as it were a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits high upon the face of the earth. as it were a day's...: Heb. as it were the way of a day”
Shares key themes with Genesis 49:17: way, fall, heb
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