Genesis 37:3

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Now the love which Israel had for Joseph was greater than his love for all his other children, because he got him when he was an old man: and he had a long coat made for him.

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  • Gen 37:32 : 32 And they took the coat to their father, and said, We came across this; is it your son's coat or not?
  • Gen 37:23 : 23 So when Joseph came to his brothers, they took off his long coat which he had on;
  • John 13:22-23 : 22 Then the eyes of the disciples were turned on one another, in doubt as to whom he had in mind. 23 There was at table one of his disciples, the one dear to Jesus, resting his head on Jesus' breast.
  • 2 Sam 13:18 : 18 Now she had on a long robe, such as in past times the king's virgin daughters were dressed in. Then the servant put her out, locking the door after her.
  • Ps 45:13-14 : 13 In the great house the king's daughter is all shining: her clothing is worked with gold. 14 She will come before the king in robes of needlework; the virgins in her train will come before you.
  • Ezek 16:16 : 16 And you took your robes and made high places for yourself ornamented with every colour, acting like a loose woman on them, without shame or fear.
  • John 3:35 : 35 The Father has love for the Son and has put all things into his hands.
  • Gen 44:20-30 : 20 And we said to my lord, We have an old father and a young child, whom he had when he was old; his brother is dead and he is the only son of his mother, and is very dear to his father. 21 And you said to your servants, Let him come down to me with you, so that I may see him. 22 And we said to my lord, His father will not let him go; for if he went away his father would come to his death. 23 But you said to your servants, If your youngest brother does not come with you, you will not see my face again. 24 And when we went back to your servant, our father, we gave him an account of my lord's words. 25 And our father said, Go again and get us a little food. 26 And we said, Only if our youngest brother goes with us will we go down; for we may not see the man's face again if our youngest brother is not with us. 27 And our father said to us, You have knowledge that my wife gave me two sons; 28 The one went away from me, and I said, Truly he has come to a violent death; and from that time I have not seen him, 29 If now you take this one from me, and some evil comes to him, you will make my grey head go down in sorrow to the underworld. 30 If then I go back to your servant, my father, without the boy, because his life and the boy's life are one,
  • Judg 5:30 : 30 Are they not getting, are they not parting the goods among them: a young girl or two to every man; and to Sisera robes of coloured needlework, worked in fair colours on this side and on that, for the neck of the queen?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 37:4-6
    3 verses
    83%

    4And because his brothers saw that Joseph was dearer to his father than all the others, they were full of hate for him, and would not say a kind word to him.

    5Now Joseph had a dream, and he gave his brothers an account of it, which made their hate greater than ever.

    6And he said to them, Let me give you the story of my dream.

  • Gen 37:23
    81%

    23So when Joseph came to his brothers, they took off his long coat which he had on;

  • Gen 37:31-34
    4 verses
    80%

    31Then they took Joseph's coat, and put on it some of the blood from a young goat which they had put to death,

    32And they took the coat to their father, and said, We came across this; is it your son's coat or not?

    33And he saw that it was, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast has put him to death; without doubt Joseph has come to a cruel end.

    34Then Jacob, giving signs of grief, put on haircloth, and went on weeping for his son day after day.

  • Gen 37:2
    79%

    2These are the generations of Jacob: Joseph, a boy seventeen years old, was looking after the flock, together with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives; and Joseph gave their father a bad account of them.

  • Gen 50:1
    74%

    1And Joseph put his head down on his father's face, weeping and kissing him.

  • Gen 48:10
    73%

    10Now because Israel was old, his eyes were no longer clear, and he was not able to see. So he made them come near to him, and he gave them a kiss, folding them in his arms.

  • Gen 37:18
    73%

    18But they saw him when he was a long way off, and before he came near them they made a secret design against him to put him to death;

  • Gen 46:29
    73%

    29And Joseph got his carriage ready and went to Goshen for the meeting with his father; and when he came before him, he put his arms round his neck, weeping.

  • Gen 37:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11And his brothers were full of envy; but his father kept his words in mind.

    12Now his brothers went to keep watch over their father's flock in Shechem.

  • Gen 48:17-18
    2 verses
    72%

    17Now when Joseph saw that his father had put his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it did not seem right to him; and lifting his father's hand he would have put it on the head of Manasseh.

    18And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father, for this is the older; put your right hand on his head.

  • Gen 48:8
    72%

    8Then Israel, looking at Joseph's sons, said, Who are these?

  • Gen 27:15
    72%

    15And Rebekah took the fair robes of her oldest son, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob, her younger son:

  • Gen 37:8
    71%

    8And his brothers said to him, Are you to be our king? will you have authority over us? And because of his dream and his words, their hate for him became greater than ever.

  • Hos 11:1
    71%

    1When Israel was a child he was dear to me; and I took my son out of Egypt.

  • Gen 47:7
    71%

    7Then Joseph made his father Jacob come before Pharaoh, and Jacob gave him his blessing.

  • Gen 47:12
    71%

    12And Joseph took care of his father and his brothers and all his father's people, giving them food for the needs of their families.

  • Acts 7:9-10
    2 verses
    71%

    9And the brothers, moved with envy against Joseph, gave him to the Egyptians for money: but God was with him,

    10And made him free from all his troubles, and gave him wisdom and the approval of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and all his house.

  • Gen 37:27
    71%

    27Let us give him to these Ishmaelites for a price, and let us not put violent hands on him, for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brothers gave ear to him.

  • Gen 48:2
    71%

    2And when they said to Jacob, Your son Joseph is coming to see you: then Israel, getting all his strength together, had himself lifted up in his bed.