Genesis 20:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Abraham told people that Sarah was his sister. King Abimelech of Gerar heard this. Abimelech wanted Sarah, so he sent some servants to take her.

Cross References

Genesis 12:15

Even some of Pharaoh’s officials noticed her and told Pharaoh how beautiful she was. So they took her to Pharaoh’s house.

Genesis 26:7

His wife Rebekah was very beautiful. The men of that place asked Isaac about Rebekah. He said, “She is my sister.” He was afraid to tell them Rebekah was his wife. He was afraid the men would kill him so that they could have her.

Colossians 3:9

Don’t lie to each other. You have taken off those old clothes—the person you once were and the bad things you did then.

Ephesians 4:25

So you must stop telling lies. “You must always speak the truth to each other,” because we all belong to each other in the same body.

Proverbs 24:16

Good people might fall again and again, but they always get up. It is the wicked who are defeated by their troubles.

2 Chronicles 32:31

One time the leaders of Babylon sent messengers to Hezekiah. The messengers asked about a strange sign that had happened in the nations. When they came, God left Hezekiah alone to test him and to know everything that was in Hezekiah’s heart.

2 Chronicles 19:2

The prophet Jehu, son of Hanani, went out to meet the king. Jehu said to him, “Why did you help those who are wicked? Why do you love those who hate the Lord? That’s the reason the Lord is angry with you now.

Genesis 26:16

Abimelech said to Isaac, “Leave our country. You have become much more powerful than we are.”

Genesis 26:1

Now there was a famine. This was like the famine that happened during Abraham’s life. So Isaac went to the town of Gerar, to King Abimelech of the Philistines.

Genesis 20:12

She is my wife, but she is also my sister. She is the daughter of my father but not the daughter of my mother.

2 Chronicles 20:37

There was a man from the town of Mareshah named Eliezer son of Dodavahu. He spoke against Jehoshaphat and said, “Jehoshaphat, since you have joined with Ahaziah, the Lord will destroy what you have built.” The ships were wrecked, so Jehoshaphat and Ahaziah were not able to send them to Tarshish.

Genesis 21:22

Then Abimelech and Phicol spoke with Abraham. Phicol was the commander of Abimelech’s army. They said to Abraham, “God is with you in everything you do.

Proverbs 29:25

Fear can be a trap, but if you trust in the Lord, you will be safe.

Proverbs 6:29

If you sleep with another man’s wife, you will be punished.