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Genesis 20

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  1. 1And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.32 cross-references: Genesis 26:1, Genesis 26:6, 2 Chronicles 14:13–14, Psalms 29:8, Genesis 18:1
  2. 2And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.23 cross-references: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 26:7, Genesis 12:11–13, Genesis 26:1, Genesis 26:16
  3. 3But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife.33 cross-references: Matthew 27:19, Genesis 20:7, Job 33:15, Psalms 105:14, Genesis 28:12
  4. 4But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?9 cross-references: Genesis 18:23–25, 1 Chronicles 21:17, Genesis 20:17–18, 2 Samuel 4:11, Genesis 19:24
  5. 5Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.27 cross-references: Psalms 7:8, 1 Kings 9:4, Joshua 22:22, Psalms 25:21, 1 Thessalonians 2:10
  6. 6And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.35 cross-references: 1 Samuel 25:34, 1 Samuel 25:26, Proverbs 21:1, Genesis 35:5, Genesis 31:7
  7. 7Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.56 cross-references: Job 42:8, 1 Samuel 7:5, Hebrews 13:4, 2 Samuel 24:17, 1 Chronicles 16:22
  8. 8Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.
  9. 9Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.34 cross-references: Genesis 12:18, Genesis 26:10, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 34:7, Proverbs 28:10
  10. 10And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?
  11. 11And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.32 cross-references: Proverbs 2:5, Nehemiah 5:15, Genesis 26:7, Genesis 12:12, Proverbs 16:6
  12. 12And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.10 cross-references: Genesis 11:29, 1 Thessalonians 5:22, Genesis 12:13
  13. 13And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.8 cross-references: Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:9, Acts 7:3–5, Acts 5:9, 1 Samuel 23:21
  14. 14And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.7 cross-references: Genesis 12:16, Genesis 20:11, Genesis 20:2, Genesis 20:7, Genesis 12:19–20
  15. 15And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.10 cross-references: Genesis 34:10, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 47:6
  16. 16And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.14 cross-references: Genesis 20:5, Proverbs 27:5, Genesis 24:65, Jonah 1:6, 1 Chronicles 21:3–6
  17. 17So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.26 cross-references: James 5:16, Philippians 4:6, Isaiah 45:11, Matthew 7:7, 1 Thessalonians 5:25
  18. 18For the Lord had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.14 cross-references: Genesis 12:17, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 20:7, Genesis 16:2, 1 Samuel 5:10

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People in Genesis 20

Abimelech, Abraham, God, Sarah

Places in Genesis 20

Gerar, Negeb, Kadesh, Shur

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