Genesis 49:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 49:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 49:5 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations. instruments...: or, their swords are weap..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 49:5 — KJV
“Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations. instruments...: or, their swords are weapons of violence”
— Genesis 49:5 (KJV)
Genesis 49:5 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 49:5
“And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 49:5: levi, brethren, instruments
“And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.”
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“Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,”
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“But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charge.”
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“And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?”
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