Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 49

103 catchwords823 parallels

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Genesis 49 . 1 , Jacob calls his sons to bless them; Genesis 49 . 3 , Their blessing in particular; Genesis 49 . 29 , He charges them about his burial; Genesis 49 . 33 , He dies.

Genesis 49:1

Then Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather around so that I can tell you what will happen to you in the days to come:

Genesis 49:1 · BSB

Gather18 parallels

last days14 parallels

Reciprocal11 parallels

Genesis 49:2

Come together and listen, O sons of Jacob; listen to your father Israel.

Genesis 49:2 · BSB

hearken11 parallels

Reciprocal4 parallels

Genesis 49:3

Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.

Genesis 49:3 · BSB

my firstborn8 parallels

my might3 parallels

Reciprocal12 parallels

Genesis 49:4

Uncontrolled as the waters, you will no longer excel, because you went up to your father's bed, onto my couch, and defiled it.

Genesis 49:4 · BSB

Unstable3 parallels

thou shalt not excel3 parallels

Heb. do not thou excel

because5 parallels

Reciprocal18 parallels

he went up to my couch or , my couch is gone

Genesis 49:5

Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.

Genesis 49:5 · BSB

Simeon6 parallels

instruments2 parallels

etc. or , their swords are weapons of violence

Reciprocal9 parallels

Genesis 49:6

May I never enter their council; may I never join their assembly. For they kill men in their anger, and hamstring oxen on a whim.

Genesis 49:6 · BSB

O my soul7 parallels

come12 parallels

secret4 parallels

unto their4 parallels

honour3 parallels

a man3 parallels

Reciprocal7 parallels

digged down a wall or , houghed oxen

Genesis 49:7

Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.

Genesis 49:7 · BSB

Cursed5 parallels

I will divide6 parallels

Reciprocal13 parallels

Genesis 49:8

Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father's sons shall bow down to you.

Genesis 49:8 · BSB

shall praise7 parallels

thy hand25 parallels

the neck3 parallels

thy father's4 parallels

Reciprocal18 parallels

Genesis 49:9

Judah is a young lion—my son, you return from the prey. Like a lion he crouches and lies down; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him?

Genesis 49:9 · BSB

a lion's4 parallels

he stooped2 parallels

Reciprocal11 parallels

Genesis 49:10

The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.

Genesis 49:10 · BSB

sceptre7 parallels

lawgiver4 parallels

between1 parallel

until16 parallels

the gathering29 parallels

Reciprocal74 parallels

Genesis 49:11

He ties his donkey to the vine, his colt to the choicest branch. He washes his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.

Genesis 49:11 · BSB

the whole verse1 parallel

his foal

he washed7 parallels

Reciprocal5 parallels

Genesis 49:12

His eyes are darker than wine, and his teeth are whiter than milk.

Genesis 49:12 · BSB

the whole verse1 parallel

Reciprocal1 parallel

Genesis 49:13

Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore and become a harbor for ships; his border shall extend to Sidon.

Genesis 49:13 · BSB

the whole verse4 parallels

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Genesis 49:14

Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the sheepfolds.

Genesis 49:14 · BSB

the whole verse6 parallels

Reciprocal5 parallels

Genesis 49:15

He saw that his resting place was good and that his land was pleasant, so he bent his shoulder to the burden and submitted to labor as a servant.

Genesis 49:15 · BSB

rest3 parallels

bowed3 parallels

Reciprocal7 parallels

Genesis 49:16

Dan shall provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel.

Genesis 49:16 · BSB

the whole verse9 parallels

Reciprocal2 parallels

Genesis 49:17

He will be a snake by the road, a viper in the path that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider tumbles backward.

Genesis 49:17 · BSB

shall be5 parallels

Reciprocal7 parallels

an adder Heb. an arrow-snake

Genesis 49:18

I await Your salvation, O LORD.

Genesis 49:18 · BSB

the whole verse28 parallels

Reciprocal15 parallels

Genesis 49:19

Gad will be attacked by raiders, but he will attack their heels.

Genesis 49:19 · BSB

the whole verse11 parallels

Reciprocal2 parallels

Genesis 49:20

Asher’s food will be rich; he shall provide royal delicacies.

Genesis 49:20 · BSB

the whole verse5 parallels

Reciprocal5 parallels

Genesis 49:21

Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.

Genesis 49:21 · BSB

the whole verse11 parallels

Reciprocal2 parallels

Genesis 49:22

Joseph is a fruitful vine—a fruitful vine by a spring, whose branches scale the wall.

Genesis 49:22 · BSB

a fruitful16 parallels

Reciprocal9 parallels

branches Heb. daughters

Genesis 49:23

The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.

Genesis 49:23 · BSB

the whole verse10 parallels

Reciprocal13 parallels

Genesis 49:24

Yet he steadied his bow, and his strong arms were tempered by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

Genesis 49:24 · BSB

his bow6 parallels

were made7 parallels

the mighty11 parallels

the shepherd10 parallels

the stone10 parallels

Reciprocal17 parallels

Genesis 49:25

by the God of your father who helps you, and by the Almighty who blesses you, with blessings of the heavens above, with blessings of the depths below, with blessings of the breasts and womb.

Genesis 49:25 · BSB

the God8 parallels

the Almighty2 parallels

with blessings10 parallels

Reciprocal9 parallels

Genesis 49:26

The blessings of your father have surpassed the blessings of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills. May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince of his brothers.

Genesis 49:26 · BSB

have prevailed6 parallels

everlasting hills7 parallels

they shall2 parallels

was separate5 parallels

Reciprocal3 parallels

Genesis 49:27

Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder."

Genesis 49:27 · BSB

ravin3 parallels

a wolf11 parallels

at night9 parallels

Reciprocal2 parallels

Genesis 49:28

These are the tribes of Israel, twelve in all, and this was what their father said to them. He blessed them, and he blessed each one with a suitable blessing.

Genesis 49:28 · BSB

the twelve8 parallels

every one6 parallels

Reciprocal11 parallels

Genesis 49:29

Then Jacob instructed them, "I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.

Genesis 49:29 · BSB

gathered1 parallel

bury me4 parallels

in the cave2 parallels

Ephron1 parallel

Reciprocal8 parallels

Genesis 49:30

The cave is in the field of Machpelah near Mamre, in the land of Canaan. This is the field Abraham purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.

Genesis 49:30 · BSB

Abraham bought1 parallel

Reciprocal7 parallels

Genesis 49:31

There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah are buried, and there I buried Leah.

Genesis 49:31 · BSB

the whole verse7 parallels

Reciprocal4 parallels

Genesis 49:32

The field and the cave that is in it were purchased from the Hittites."

Genesis 49:32 · BSB

the whole verse1 parallel

Reciprocal1 parallel

Genesis 49:33

When Jacob had finished instructing his sons, he pulled his feet into the bed and breathed his last, and he was gathered to his people.

Genesis 49:33 · BSB

had made4 parallels

and yielded14 parallels

Reciprocal4 parallels

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web25 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Numbers 24:9 → Genesis 49:9, 1 Chronicles 28:4-6 → Genesis 49:8-12, 1 Chronicles 5:1-2 → Genesis 49:3-4, 1 Chronicles 5:1-2 → Genesis 49:8-12, Psalms 2:8-9 → Genesis 49:10, Ezekiel 21:27 → Genesis 49:10, Micah 5:8-9 → Genesis 49:8-9, Zechariah 9:9 → Genesis 49:11
Echoes Hebrews 7:14 → Genesis 49:10, Genesis 49:10 → Genesis 3:15, 2 Samuel 7:14-15 → Genesis 49:10
Trajectories
Benjamin (Son of the Right Hand), Davidic Kingdom (Messianic Reign), Judah's Scepter (Until Shiloh Comes), Last Days Eschatology, Seed Promise (Redemption Through Offspring), Stone and Cornerstone (Rejected Foundation), These are the Generations of (Covenant Genealogy), Vine and Vineyard (True Israel)
Longitudinal Themes
Kingdom, Seed and Offspring, Shepherd
Anchor Text Networks
Networked Genesis 49.10 - The Scepter Shall Not Depart
Chiasms
Shaped Genesis 49:28–50:14, Genesis 49:29–33
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