Genesis 49:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 49:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 49:2 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 49:2 — KJV
“Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.”
— Genesis 49:2 (KJV)
Genesis 49:2 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 49:2
“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 49:2: gather, together, jacob
“And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:”
Shares key themes with Genesis 49:2: hear, sons, jacob
“Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah; but died in his own sin, and had no sons.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 49:2: gather, together, sons
“Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 49:2: hear, hearken, israel
“And when the children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiloh, to go up to war against them.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 49:2: gather, together, hear
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