Genesis 20:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 20:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 20:18 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 20:18 — KJV
“For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.”
— Genesis 20:18 (KJV)
Genesis 20:18 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 20:18
“And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 20:18: lord, fast, house
“And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David unto the house that he had built for her: for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy, whereunto the ark of the LORD hath come. holy: Heb. holiness”
Shares key themes with Genesis 20:18: lord, house, because
“And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 20:18: lord, house, because
“And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 20:18: abimelech, sarah, abraham
“And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 20:18: abimelech, sarah, abraham
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