Cross references

Genesis 49:5

Simeon and Levi are brothers;

their swords

are weapons of violence.

Genesis 49:5 BSB
  1. a Or dwelling places

Genesis 49:5 has 4 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 2 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Genesis 34:25–31 (7 votes) and Genesis 29:33–34 (4 votes). 24 other verses point back to it. It links with 12 other books, from Genesis 6 to Revelation 7.

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Which verses does Genesis 49:5 point to?

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

  1. Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male. They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away. …

  2. Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son as well.” So she named him Simeon. Once again Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named Levi.

  3. The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

  4. Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.

Which verses point to Genesis 49:5?

The 10 strongest of 24.