Genesis 12:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 12:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 12:19 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 12:19 — KJV
“Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.”
— Genesis 12:19 (KJV)
Genesis 12:19 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 12:19
“Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 12:19: taken, wife, now
“Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD; and my name continually every day is blasphemed.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 12:19: taken, now, therefore
“The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 12:19: might, taken, therefore
“And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 12:19: why, taken, now
“And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me? Jacob: that is, A supplanter”
Shares key themes with Genesis 12:19: taken, now, behold
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