Cross references

Genesis 37:22

“Do not shed his blood. Throw him into this pit in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him.” Reuben said this so that he could rescue Joseph from their hands and return him to his father.

Genesis 37:22 BSB

Genesis 37:22 has 6 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 0 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Genesis 22:12 (2 votes) and Genesis 42:22 (2 votes). 15 other verses point back to it. It links with 8 other books, from Genesis 22 to Acts 12.

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Which verses does Genesis 37:22 point to?

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

  1. “Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the angel, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.”

  2. And Reuben responded, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you would not listen. Now we must account for his blood!”

  3. But God did not lay His hand on the nobles of Israel; they saw Him, and they ate and drank.

  4. Instead, you must surely kill him. Your hand must be the first against him to put him to death, and then the hands of all the people.

  5. When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”

  6. Acts 12:12 votes

    About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.

Which verses point to Genesis 37:22?

The 10 strongest of 15.