Genesis 8:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 8:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 8:5 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 8:5 — KJV
“And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen. decreased...: Heb. were in going and decreasing”
— Genesis 8:5 (KJV)
Genesis 8:5 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 8:5
“For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him. began...: Heb. was the foundation of the going up”
Shares key themes with Genesis 8:5: month, first, day
“And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated. continually: Heb. in going and returning”
Shares key themes with Genesis 8:5: waters, continually, day
“And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening. in...: Heb. between the two evenings”
Shares key themes with Genesis 8:5: until, month, day
“In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 8:5: until, month, first
“And on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish, and three tenth deals of fine flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil. of the...: Heb. the daughter of her year”
Shares key themes with Genesis 8:5: tenth, first, day
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