Genesis 5:29
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 5:29 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 5:29 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of th..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 5:29 — KJV
“And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed. Noah: Gr. Noe: that is Rest, or, Comfort”
— Genesis 5:29 (KJV)
Genesis 5:29 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 5:29
“And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not? Massah: that is, Temptation Meribah: that is, Chiding, or, Strife”
Shares key themes with Genesis 5:29: called, name, saying
“Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD. when...: Heb. in revolution of days Samuel: that is, Asked of God”
Shares key themes with Genesis 5:29: called, name, saying
“Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us. Ebenezer: that is, The stone of help”
Shares key themes with Genesis 5:29: called, name, saying
“Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 5:29: called, saying, lord
“Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 5:29: saying, work, because
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