Genesis 9:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 9:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 9:22 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 9:22 — KJV
“And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.”
— Genesis 9:22 (KJV)
Genesis 9:22 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 9:22
“And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 9:22: father, saw, two
“Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 9:22: father, canaan, told
“And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel. kindred: Heb. families”
Shares key themes with Genesis 9:22: father, brethren, without
“And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 9:22: ham, father, canaan
“And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 9:22: ham, father, brethren
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