Genesis 7:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 7:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 7:18 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 7:18 — KJV
“And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.”
— Genesis 7:18 (KJV)
Genesis 7:18 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 7:18
“Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name:”
Shares key themes with Genesis 7:18: waters, earth, ark
“And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 7:18: waters, earth, ark
“But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark. pulled...: Heb. caused her to come”
Shares key themes with Genesis 7:18: waters, earth, ark
“And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 7:18: waters, earth, ark
“For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 7:18: earth, ark, face
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