Cross references
Genesis 25:26
After this, his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.
- a Jacob means he grasps the heel or he deceives.
Genesis 25:26 has 3 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 3 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Genesis 27:36 (7 votes) and Hosea 12:3 (7 votes). 11 other verses point back to it. It links with 8 other books, from Genesis 13 to Romans 4.
Which verses does Genesis 25:26 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Genesis 27:367 votes
So Esau declared, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me twice. He took my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing.” Then he asked, “Haven’t you saved a blessing for me?”
- Hosea 12:37 votes
In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and in his vigor he wrestled with God.
- Genesis 38:28–304 votes
And as she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand; so the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it around his wrist. “This one came out first,” she announced. But when he pulled his hand back and his brother came out, she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named Perez. …
Which verses point to Genesis 25:26?
The 10 strongest of 11.