Genesis 20:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 20:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 20:2 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 20:2 — KJV
“And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.”
— Genesis 20:2 (KJV)
Genesis 20:2 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 20:2
“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 20:2: abraham, sarah, wife
“But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not. Jehoshabeath: also called, Jehosheba”
Shares key themes with Genesis 20:2: wife, sister, king
“For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 20:2: abraham, sarah, wife
“And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 20:2: abraham, abimelech, king
“Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife. Mahalath: or, Bashemath”
Shares key themes with Genesis 20:2: abraham, wife, sister
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