Genesis 7:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 7:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 7:20 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 7:20 — KJV
“Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.”
— Genesis 7:20 (KJV)
Genesis 7:20 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 7:20
“Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 7:20: waters, mountains, covered
“And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 7:20: waters, covered
“And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 7:20: waters, covered
“Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 7:20: waters, covered
“The hangings of one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 7:20: fifteen, cubits
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