Genesis 37:2

Bishops' Bible (1568)

These are ye generations of Iacob: when Ioseph was seuenteen yeres olde, he kept sheepe with his brethren, and the ladde was with ye sonnes of Bilha, and with the sonnes of Zilpha, his fathers wyues. And Ioseph brought vnto his father their euyll report.

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  • Gen 35:25-26 : 25 And the sonnes of Bilha Rachels handmayde: Dan and Nephthali. 26 And the sonnes of Zilpha Leas handmayde: Gad and Aser: These are the sonnes of Iacob which were borne him in Mesopotamia.
  • 1 Sam 2:22-24 : 22 Eli was very olde, and heard all that his sonnes did vnto Israel, & how they lay with the women that wayted at the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation. 23 And he saide vnto them: Why do ye such thinges? For of all these people I heare euill reportes of you. 24 Oh, nay my sonnes: For it is no good report that I heare, how that ye make the Lordes people to trespasse.
  • 1 Cor 11:18 : 18 For first of all, when ye come together in the Churche, I heare that there is dissention among you, and I partly beleue it.
  • John 7:7 : 7 The worlde can not hate you, but me it hateth, because I testifie of it, that the workes therof are euyll.
  • 1 Cor 1:11 : 11 For it is shewed vnto me my brethren, of you, by them whiche are of the house of Cloe, that there are contentions among you.
  • 1 Cor 5:1 : 1 There goeth a common saying that there is fornication among you, & suche fornication as is not named among the gentiles: that one shoulde haue his fathers wyfe.
  • Gen 2:4 : 4 These are the generations of the heauens and of the earth when they were created, in the day when the Lord God made the earth and the heauens.
  • Gen 5:1 : 1 This is the booke of the generations of Ada. In the day that God created man, in the lykenesse of God made he hym.
  • Gen 6:9 : 9 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a iust man, and perfect in his generations: And Noah walked with God.
  • Gen 10:1 : 1 These are the generations of the sonnes of Noah, Sem, Ham, and Iapheth: and vnto them were chyldren borne after the fludde.
  • Gen 30:4 : 4 And she gaue him Bilha her handmayde to wyfe: and Iacob went in vnto her.
  • Gen 30:9 : 9 When Lea sawe that she had left bearyng chyldren she toke Zilpha her mayde, and gaue her Iacob to wyfe.
  • Gen 35:22 : 22 And as Israel dwelt in that land, Ruben went and lay with Bilha his fathers concubine: And it came to Israels eare. The sonnes of Iacob were twelue in number.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 37:3-6
    4 verses
    79%

    3But Israel loued Ioseph more then all his chyldren, because he begate hym in his olde age: and he made hym a coate of many colours.

    4And when his brethren saw that their father loued hym more then all his brethren, they hated hym, and coulde not speake peaceably vnto hym.

    5Moreouer, when Ioseph had dreamed a dreame, he tolde it his brethren, which hated hym yet the more.

    6And he said vnto them: Heare I pray you this dreame which I haue dreamed.

  • Gen 37:10-12
    3 verses
    77%

    10And when he had tolde it to his father and his brethren, his father rebuked hym, and sayde vnto him: What is this dreame that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren in deede come to bowe to thee?

    11And his brethren enuied hym: but his father noted the saying.

    12His brethren also went to kepe his fathers cattell in Sichem.

  • 1Iacob dwelt in the land wherin his father was long a straunger, euen in ye lande of Chanaan.

  • 46(And he was thirtie yere olde when he stoode before Pharao king of Egypt) And Ioseph departyng from the presence of Pharao, went throughout all the lande of Egypt.

  • 5All the soules that came out of the line of Iacob, were seuentie:

  • 23And when Ioseph was come vnto his brethren, they strypt hym out of his coate, his partie coloured coate that was vpon hym.

  • Gen 37:31-32
    2 verses
    73%

    31And they toke Iosephes coate, and kylled a kyd, and dipped the coate in the blood.

    32And they sent that partie coloured coate, and caused it to be brought vnto their father, and sayde: This haue we founde, see whether it be thy sonnes coate, or no.

  • 19The chyldren of Rachel Iacobs wife: Ioseph and Beniamin.

  • Gen 37:16-18
    3 verses
    73%

    16He aunswered: I seke my brethren, tell me I praye thee where they kepe cattell

    17And the man sayde, They are departed hence: for I haue hearde them say, let vs go vnto Dothan. Thus went Ioseph after his brethren, and founde them in Dothan.

    18And when they sawe hym a farre of, before he came at them, they toke councell agaynst hym for to slea hym.

  • 13And they said: we thy seruauntes are twelue brethren, the sonnes of one man in the lande of Chanaan, and beholde, the youngest is this day with our father, & one, no man woteth where he is.

  • Acts 7:13-14
    2 verses
    72%

    13And at the second time, Ioseph was knowen of his brethren, and Iosephes kinrede was made knowen vnto Pharao.

    14Then sent Ioseph, and caused his father to be brought, and all his kynne, three score and fyfteene soules.

  • 28Moreouer Iacob lyued in the lande of Egypt seuenteene yeres, so that ye whole age of Iacob was an hundred and fourtie and seuen yeres.

  • 7And Ioseph brought in Iacob his father, and set hym before Pharao: and Iacob blessed Pharao.

  • 36And the Madianites solde hym in Egypt vnto Putiphar, chiefe officer of Pharaos, and his chiefe stewarde.

  • 24The sonnes of Rachel: Ioseph and Beniamin.

  • 29And they came vnto Iacob their father, vnto the lande of Chanaan, & tolde him all that befell vnto them, saying:

  • 12And Ioseph made prouision for his father and his brethren, and all his fathers housholde with bread: euen to the mouthes of the young chyldren.

  • 28Then as the Madianites marchaunt men passed by, they drewe and lyft Ioseph out of the pit, and solde him vnto the Ismaelites for twentie peeces of syluer. And they brought Ioseph into Egypt.

  • 22And as Israel dwelt in that land, Ruben went and lay with Bilha his fathers concubine: And it came to Israels eare. The sonnes of Iacob were twelue in number.

  • 32We be twelue brethren, sonnes of our father: one is away, and the youngest is this day with our father in the lande of Chanaan.

  • 1After these deedes, one tolde Ioseph: beholde, thy father is sicke. And he toke with hym his two sonnes, Manasses and Ephraim.

  • 9And the patriarkes moued with enuie, solde Ioseph into Egypt: and God was with hym,