Genesis 3:21Yahweh God made coats of skins for Adam and for his wife, and clothed them.
The setting
Garden of Eden, after God pronounced judgment. His first act of grace — handmaking clothes for the ashamed couple.
The emotion here: awestruck at recording God's first act of grace after humanity's rebellion
The original word
kuttoneth (כֻּתֹּנֶת) — tunic, coat, the same word used for Joseph's coat of many colors
Why it matters
This required God to kill animals — the first death in creation was to cover human shame
Read with care
What most readers miss in Genesis 3:21
God didn't just provide clothes — He personally made them with His own hands
Common misconceptionPeople see this as just practical provision, but it's the first sacrifice — innocent blood shed to cover human sin, foreshadowing all future atonement.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Genesis 3:21
Bible Genome reading
Genesis 3:21 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Genesis 3:21 comes from the book of Genesis, written during the Patriarchal period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 90% and a tone that is tender. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include provision, care, covering, grace, protection. Notable phrases: God made coats of skins; clothed them.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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