Genesis 26:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 26:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 26:9 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Is..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 26:9 — KJV
“And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.”
— Genesis 26:9 (KJV)
Genesis 26:9 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 26:9
“Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 26:9: called, behold, because
“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.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 26:9: behold, wife, saidst
“And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 26:9: wife, sister, because
“He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is upon his head. consecration: Heb. separation”
Shares key themes with Genesis 26:9: sister, because, die
“And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 26:9: wife, lest, die
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