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Genesis 37:2-11

2 This is the account of Jacob.
Joseph, a young man of seventeen, was tending the flocks with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives, and he brought their father a bad report about them.

3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons, because he had been born to him in his old age; and he made a richly ornamented robe for him.

4 When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.

5 Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him all the more.

6 He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had:

7 We were binding sheaves of grain out in the field when suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around mine and bowed down to it.”

8 His brothers said to him, “Do you intend to reign over us? Will you actually rule us?” And they hated him all the more because of his dream and what he had said.

9 Then he had another dream, and he told it to his brothers. “Listen,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”

10 When he told his father as well as his brothers, his father rebuked him and said, “What is this dream you had? Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come and bow down to the ground before you?”

11 His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind.

Cross References for Genesis 37:2-11

Genesis 5:1 - From Adam to Noah This is the written account of Adam’s line. When God created man, he made him... Click to read the verse Genesis 5:1 Click to read the verse Genesis 5:1

Genesis 2:4 - Adam and Eve This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created. When the ... Click to read the verse Genesis 2:4 Click to read the verse Genesis 2:4

Genesis 10:1 - The Table of Nations This is the account of Shem, Ham and Japheth, Noah’s sons, who themselves ... Click to read the verse Genesis 10:1 Click to read the verse Genesis 10:1

Genesis 6:9 - This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, ... Click to read the verse Genesis 6:9 Click to read the verse Genesis 6:9

Genesis 30:4 - So she gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife. Jacob slept with her, Click to read the verse Genesis 30:4 Click to read the verse Genesis 30:4

Genesis 30:9 - When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she took her maidservant Zilpah and gave he... Click to read the verse Genesis 30:9 Click to read the verse Genesis 30:9

Genesis 35:22 - While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bi... Click to read the verse Genesis 35:22 Click to read the verse Genesis 35:22

Genesis 29:29 - Laban gave his servant girl Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maidservant. Click to read the verse Genesis 29:29 Click to read the verse Genesis 29:29

Genesis 35:25 - The sons of Rachel’s maidservant Bilhah: Dan and Naphtali. Click to read the verse Genesis 35:25 Click to read the verse Genesis 35:25

Genesis 30:24 - She named him Joseph, and said, “May the Lord add to me another son.” Click to read the verse Genesis 30:24 Click to read the verse Genesis 30:24

1 Corinthians 5:1 - Expel the Immoral Brother! It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, a... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 5:1 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 5:1

Genesis 47:28 - Jacob lived in Egypt seventeen years, and the years of his life were a hundred and forty-seven. Click to read the verse Genesis 47:28 Click to read the verse Genesis 47:28

1 Samuel 2:22-24 - Now Eli, who was very old, heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how the... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 2:22-24 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 2:22-24

1 Corinthians 11:18 - In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among y... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 11:18 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 11:18

1 Corinthians 1:11 - My brothers, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you. Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 1:11 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 1:11

Genesis 35:25-26 - The sons of Rachel’s maidservant Bilhah: Dan and Naphtali. Click to read the verse Genesis 35:25-26 Click to read the verse Genesis 35:25-26

John 7:7 - The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify that what it does is evil. Click to read the verse John 7:7 Click to read the verse John 7:7

Genesis 41:46 - Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph we... Click to read the verse Genesis 41:46 Click to read the verse Genesis 41:46

Genesis 42:8 - Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him. Click to read the verse Genesis 42:8 Click to read the verse Genesis 42:8

Genesis 46:32 - The men are shepherds; they tend livestock, and they have brought along their flocks and herds ... Click to read the verse Genesis 46:32 Click to read the verse Genesis 46:32

Matthew 18:31 - When the other servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed and went and told t... Click to read the verse Matthew 18:31 Click to read the verse Matthew 18:31

Ecclesiastes 4:13 - Advancement Is Meaningless Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no lon... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 4:13 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 4:13