Genesis 45:26

Authorized King James Version (1611)

And told him, saying, Joseph [is] yet alive, and he [is] governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob's heart fainted, for he believed them not.

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  • Gen 44:28 : 28 And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:
  • Gen 37:35 : 35 And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
  • Gen 42:36 : 36 And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved [of my children]: Joseph [is] not, and Simeon [is] not, and ye will take Benjamin [away]: all these things are against me.
  • Gen 42:38 : 38 And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
  • Gen 45:8-9 : 8 So now [it was] not you [that] sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt. 9 Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not:
  • Job 9:16 : 16 If I had called, and he had answered me; [yet] would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.
  • Job 29:24 : 24 [If] I laughed on them, they believed [it] not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
  • Ps 105:21 : 21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance:
  • Ps 126:1 : 1 ¶ A Song of degrees. When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
  • Jonah 2:7 : 7 When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.
  • Luke 24:11 : 11 And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
  • Luke 24:34 : 34 Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.
  • Luke 24:41 : 41 And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, ‹Have ye here any meat?›

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 45:27-28
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    85%

    27And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived:

    28And Israel said, [It is] enough; Joseph my son [is] yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.

  • Gen 45:25
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    25¶ And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father,

  • Gen 45:1-4
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    77%

    1¶ Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.

    2And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.

    3And Joseph said unto his brethren, I [am] Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence.

    4And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I [am] Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.

  • Gen 42:28-29
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    76%

    28And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, [it is] even in my sack: and their heart failed [them], and they were afraid, saying one to another, What [is] this [that] God hath done unto us?

    29¶ And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,

  • Gen 48:1-2
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    1¶ And it came to pass after these things, that [one] told Joseph, Behold, thy father [is] sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

    2And [one] told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.

  • Gen 46:28-31
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    74%

    28¶ And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.

    29And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.

    30And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou [art] yet alive.

    31And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father's house, which [were] in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;

  • Gen 43:27
    73%

    27And he asked them of [their] welfare, and said, [Is] your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? [Is] he yet alive?

  • Gen 45:9
    73%

    9Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not:

  • Gen 50:22
    72%

    22¶ And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's house: and Joseph lived an hundred and ten years.

  • Gen 47:7
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    7And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

  • Gen 42:35-36
    2 verses
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    35And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money [was] in his sack: and when [both] they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.

    36And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved [of my children]: Joseph [is] not, and Simeon [is] not, and ye will take Benjamin [away]: all these things are against me.

  • Gen 50:14
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    14And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.

  • Gen 42:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1¶ Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?

    2And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.

  • Gen 47:28
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    28And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.

  • Gen 50:16
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    16And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,

  • Gen 45:17
    70%

    17And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;

  • Gen 47:5
    70%

    5And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:

  • Gen 48:21
    70%

    21And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.