Genesis 26:12
26:11 And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him. received: Heb. found
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Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year one hundred times what he planted. Yahweh blessed him.
Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him.
Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundred times: and the LORD blessed him.
What does Genesis 26:12 mean?
Genesis 26:12 is a verse in the book of Genesis, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יִצְחָק (Yitschâq), זָרַע (zâraʻ), אֶרֶץ (ʼerets). It connects to 16 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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HENRY_FULL · Genesis 26:8–13
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And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things. well: Heb. gone into days
Genesis 24:35And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
Genesis 26:3Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
Genesis 26:29That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD. That: Heb. If thou shalt
Genesis 30:30For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also? increased: Heb. broken forth since: Heb. at my foot
Job 42:12So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.
Ecclesiastes 11:6In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good. shall prosper: Heb. shall be right
Zechariah 8:12For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things. prosperous: Heb. of peace
Matthew 13:8But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold some sixtyfold some thirtyfold.
Matthew 13:23But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold some sixty some thirty.
Mark 4:8And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.
1 Corinthians 3:6I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
2 Corinthians 9:10Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)
2 Corinthians 9:11Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God. bountifulness: or, liberality: Gr. simplicity
Galatians 6:7Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Galatians 6:8For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
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And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
Genesis 7:6And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
Genesis 1:11And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. grass: Heb. tender grass
Genesis 1:12And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:22And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
Genesis 1:28And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. moveth: Heb. creepeth
Genesis 1:29And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. bearing: Heb. seeding seed yielding: Heb. seeding seed
Genesis 11:10These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:
Frequently asked questions
What does Genesis 26:12 say?
Genesis 26:12 (King James Version) reads: "Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him. received: Heb. found"
Is Genesis 26:12 in the Old or New Testament?
Genesis 26:12 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Genesis.
Who wrote the book of Genesis?
The book of Genesis is traditionally attributed to Moses.
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