Cross references
Genesis 9:5
And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man:
Genesis 9:5 has 10 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 5 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Exodus 21:28–29 (10 votes) and Exodus 21:12 (6 votes). 31 other verses point back to it. It links with 15 other books, from Genesis 4 to Revelation 13.
Which verses does Genesis 9:5 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Exodus 21:28–2910 votes
If an ox gores a man or woman to death, the ox must surely be stoned, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the ox shall not be held responsible. But if the ox has a habit of goring, and its owner has been warned yet does not restrain it, and it kills a man or woman, then the ox must be stoned and its owner must also be put to death.
- Exodus 21:126 votes
Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.
- Genesis 4:9–105 votes
And the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I do not know!” he answered. “Am I my brother’s keeper?” “What have you done?” replied the LORD. “The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.
- Numbers 35:31–334 votes
You are not to accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who deserves to die; he must surely be put to death. Nor should you accept a ransom for the person who flees to a city of refuge and allow him to return and live on his own land before the death of the high priest. …
- Psalm 9:124 votes
For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.
- Exodus 20:133 votes
You shall not murder.
- Leviticus 19:163 votes
You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 21:1–93 votes
If one is found slain, lying in a field in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess, and it is not known who killed him, your elders and judges must come out and measure the distance from the victim to the neighboring cities. …
- Matthew 23:353 votes
And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
- Acts 17:26-1 votes
From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.
Which verses point to Genesis 9:5?
The 10 strongest of 31.