Genesis 20:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 20:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 20:8 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 20:8 — KJV
“Therefore 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.”
— Genesis 20:8 (KJV)
Genesis 20:8 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 20:8
“And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the LORD thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 20:8: therefore, servants, told
“And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 20:8: rose, early, morning
“And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was cast down, and the grove was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 20:8: rose, early, morning
“Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 20:8: therefore, early, ears
“And his mother's brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother. to follow: Heb. after”
Shares key themes with Genesis 20:8: abimelech, these, ears
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