Cross references

Genesis 2:21

So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he slept, He took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the area with flesh.

Genesis 2:21 BSB
  1. a Or took part of the man’s side; similarly in verse 22

Genesis 2:21 has 6 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 5 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Genesis 15:12 (7 votes) and Job 4:13 (5 votes). 12 other verses point back to it. It links with 11 other books, from Genesis 1 to Hebrews 13.

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Which verses does Genesis 2:21 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him.

  2. Job 4:135 votes

    In disquieting visions in the night, when deep sleep falls on men,

  3. So David took the spear and water jug by Saul’s head, and they departed. No one saw them or knew about it, nor did anyone wake up; they all remained asleep, because a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen on them.

  4. Job 33:154 votes

    In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,

  5. While he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. Then he touched me, helped me to my feet,

  6. Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.

Which verses point to Genesis 2:21?

The 10 strongest of 12.