Genesis 20:17 - The Scriptures 2009

¹⁷ And Aḇraham prayed to Elohim, and Elohim healed Aḇimeleḵ, and his wife, and his female servants, so they bore children,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ So Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his female slaves, and they bore children,

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ And Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants; and they bare children.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ Abraham prayed to God; and God restored Abimelech, his wife, and his women servants to health, and they were able to have children.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ Then when Abraham prayed, God healed Abimelech and his wife, and his handmaids, and they gave birth.

Genesis 20:17 Cross References

Genesis 12:17

But יהוה plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Aḇram’s wife.

Genesis 20:7

And now, return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet, and let him pray for you and you live. But if you do not return her, know that you shall certainly die, you and all that are yours.

Genesis 29:31

And יהוה saw that Lĕ’ah was unloved, and He opened her womb, but Raḥĕl was barren.

Ezra 6:10

so that they bring pleasing offerings to the Elah of heaven, and pray for the life of the sovereign and his sons.

Job 42:8

And now, take seven bulls and seven rams, and go to My servant Iyoḇ, and offer up an ascending offering for yourselves. And let My servant Iyoḇ pray for you – for I accept him – lest I punish you; because you have not spoken of Me what is right, as did My servant Iyoḇ.”

Proverbs 15:29

יהוה is far from the wrong ones, But He hears the prayer of the righteous.

Proverbs 15:8

The slaughtering of the wrong ones Is an abomination to יהוה, But the prayer of the straight is His delight.

Isaiah 45:11

Thus said יהוה, the Set-apart One of Yisra’ĕl, and his Maker, “Do you ask Me about My sons what is to come? And about the work of My hands do you command Me?

Numbers 12:13

And Mosheh cried out to יהוה, saying, “O Ěl, please heal her, please!”

Numbers 21:7

Then the people came to Mosheh, and said, “We have sinned, for we have spoken against יהוה and against you. Pray to יהוה to take away the serpents from us.” So Mosheh prayed on behalf of the people.

Matthew 21:22

And whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you shall receive.

Matthew 7:7

“Ask and it shall be given to you, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened to you.

Acts 3:24

“And likewise, all the prophets who have spoken, from Shemu’ĕl and those following, have also announced these days.

Philippians 4:6

Do not worry at all, but in every matter, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to Elohim.

1 Thessalonians 5:25

Brothers, pray for us.

James 5:16

Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, so that you are healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous one accomplishes much.