Genesis 20:17
20:16 And 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.So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.
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Abraham prayed to God. God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children.
So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.
So Abraham prayed to God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bore children.
What does Genesis 20:17 mean?
Genesis 20:17 is a verse in the book of Genesis, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אַבְרָהָם (ʼAbrâhâm), פָּלַל (pâlal), אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym). It connects to 15 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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Now 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.
Genesis 29:31And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.
1 Samuel 5:11So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there. us not: Heb. me not, and my
1 Samuel 5:12And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
Ezra 6:10That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons. of sweet: Chaldee, of rest
Job 42:9So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the LORD commanded them: the LORD also accepted Job. Job: Heb. the face of Job
Job 42:10And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before. gave: Heb. added all that had been to Job unto the double
Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Proverbs 15:29The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
Isaiah 45:11Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.
Matthew 7:7Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Matthew 21:22And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Acts 3:24Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.
Philippians 4:6Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
James 5:16Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
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And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. made: Heb. builded
Genesis 20:10And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?
Genesis 20:14And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.
Genesis 20:18For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.
Genesis 20:2And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
Genesis 20:9Then 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.
Genesis 21:10Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.
Genesis 3:1Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea: Heb. Yea, because, etc.
Frequently asked questions
What does Genesis 20:17 say?
Genesis 20:17 (King James Version) reads: "So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children."
Is Genesis 20:17 in the Old or New Testament?
Genesis 20:17 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Genesis.
Who wrote the book of Genesis?
The book of Genesis is traditionally attributed to Moses.
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