Cross references
Genesis 47:3
“What is your occupation?” Pharaoh asked Joseph’s brothers.
“Your servants are shepherds,” they replied, “both we and our fathers.”
Genesis 47:3 has 5 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 1 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Genesis 46:33–34 (4 votes) and Genesis 4:2 (2 votes). 8 other verses point back to it. It links with 4 other books, from Genesis 4 to 2 Thessalonians 3.
Which verses does Genesis 47:3 point to?
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- Genesis 46:33–344 votes
When Pharaoh summons you and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’ you are to say, ‘Your servants have raised livestock ever since our youth—both we and our fathers.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.”
- Genesis 4:22 votes
Later she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil.
- Amos 7:14–152 votes
“I was not a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees. But the LORD took me from following the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’
- Jonah 1:82 votes
“Tell us now,” they demanded, “who is to blame for this calamity that is upon us? What is your occupation, and where have you come from? What is your country, and who are your people?”
- 2 Thessalonians 3:102 votes
For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”
Which verses point to Genesis 47:3?
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