Genesis 4:20 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַתֵּ֥לֶד	va.Te.led	and she bore	H3205 →
עָדָ֖ה	'a.Dah	Adah	H5711 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
יָבָ֑ל	ya.Val	Jabal	H2989 →
ה֣וּא	hu'	he	H1931 →
הָיָ֔ה	ha.Yah	he was	H1961 →
אֲבִ֕י	'a.Vi	[the] father of	H1 →
יֹשֵׁ֥ב	yo.Shev	dweller[s] of	H3427 →
אֹ֖הֶל	'O.hel	tent	H168 →
וּמִקְנֶֽה׃	u.mik.Neh	and livestock	H4735 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Hebrews 11:9
By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.
leads to
- Genesis 12:8
  From there Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar to the LORD,…
- Genesis 13:18
  So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the Oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD.
- Genesis 13:3
  From the Negev he journeyed from place to place toward Bethel, until he came to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had formerly been pitched,
- Acts 7:5–6
  He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a…
- Hebrews 6:17
  So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.
Through
Genesis 4:2
Later she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil.
leads to
- 1 John 3:15
  Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.
- 1 John 3:12
  Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.
- Luke 11:51
  from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

1 Chronicles 4:4–5Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah and the father of Bethlehem.1 Chronicles 2:50–52These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah:Genesis 4:2Later she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil.Hebrews 11:9By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.Jeremiah 35:9–10Nor have we built houses in which to live, and we have not owned any vineyards or fields or crops.Genesis 4:21And his brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play the harp and flute.Genesis 25:27When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home.Romans 4:11–12And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.John 8:44You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.Genesis 13:5Now Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents.

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