Cross references
Genesis 2:3
Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished.
Genesis 2:3 has 19 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 19 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Leviticus 23:3 (23 votes) and Ezekiel 20:12 (22 votes). 15 other verses point back to it. It links with 14 other books, from Genesis 8 to Hebrews 4.
Which verses does Genesis 2:3 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Leviticus 23:323 votes
For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a day of sacred assembly. You must not do any work; wherever you live, it is a Sabbath to the LORD.
- Ezekiel 20:1222 votes
I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
- Mark 2:2722 votes
Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
- Exodus 31:13–1716 votes
“Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you. Keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Anyone who profanes it must surely be put to death. Whoever does any work on that day must be cut off from among his people. …
- Luke 23:5616 votes
Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.
- Exodus 34:2114 votes
Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even in the seasons of plowing and harvesting, you must rest.
- Exodus 35:2–314 votes
For six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on that day must be put to death. Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.”
- Leviticus 25:2–313 votes
“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land that I am giving you, the land itself must observe a Sabbath to the LORD. For six years you may sow your field and prune your vineyard and gather its crops.
- Jeremiah 17:21–2713 votes
This is what the LORD says: Take heed for yourselves; do not carry a load or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. You must not carry a load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath day, but you must keep the Sabbath day holy, just as I commanded your forefathers. …
- Exodus 20:8–1112 votes
Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, …
- Exodus 23:1212 votes
For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease, so that your ox and your donkey may rest and the son of your maidservant may be refreshed, as well as the foreign resident.
- Nehemiah 9:1412 votes
- Isaiah 56:2–712 votes
- Isaiah 58:13–1412 votes
- Exodus 16:22–3011 votes
- Deuteronomy 5:12–1411 votes
- Hebrews 4:4–1011 votes
- Nehemiah 13:15–229 votes
- Proverbs 10:227 votes
Which verses point to Genesis 2:3?
The 10 strongest of 15.