Cross references

Genesis 42:1

When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are you staring at one another?”

Genesis 42:1 BSB

Genesis 42:1 has 13 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 1 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Acts 7:12 (5 votes) and Joshua 7:10 (3 votes). 6 other verses point back to it. It links with 11 other books, from Genesis 41 to Galatians 2.

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Which verses does Genesis 42:1 point to?

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  1. Acts 7:125 votes

    When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers on their first visit.

  2. But the LORD said to Joshua, “Stand up! Why have you fallen on your face?

  3. the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. And although there was famine in every country, there was food throughout the land of Egypt.

  4. And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.

  5. “Look,” he added, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.”

  6. The Israelite foremen realized they were in trouble when they were told, “You must not reduce your daily quota of bricks.”

  7. When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.

  8. And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there,

  9. At the end of seven years, when the woman returned from the land of the Philistines, she went to the king to appeal for her house and her land. Now the king had been speaking to Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, saying, “Please relate to me all the great things Elisha has done.”

  10. Ezra 10:42 votes

    Get up, for this matter is your responsibility, and we will support you. Be strong and take action!”

  11. Hosea 5:132 votes

Which verses point to Genesis 42:1?

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