Genesis 20:12

New Living Translation

And she really is my sister, for we both have the same father, but different mothers. And I married her.

Cross References

Genesis 11:29

Meanwhile, Abram and Nahor both married. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah. (Milcah and her sister Iscah were daughters of Nahor’s brother Haran.)

Genesis 12:13

So please tell them you are my sister. Then they will spare my life and treat me well because of their interest in you.”

Genesis 20:11

Abraham replied, “I thought, ‘This is a godless place. They will want my wife and will kill me to get her.’

Genesis 20:13

When God called me to leave my father’s home and to travel from place to place, I told her, ‘Do me a favor. Wherever we go, tell the people that I am your brother.’”

Genesis 20:2

Abraham introduced his wife, Sarah, by saying, “She is my sister.” So King Abimelech of Gerar sent for Sarah and had her brought to him at his palace.

Genesis 26:7

When the men who lived there asked Isaac about his wife, Rebekah, he said, “She is my sister.” He was afraid to say, “She is my wife.” He thought, “They will kill me to get her, because she is so beautiful.”

2 Samuel 13:13

Where could I go in my shame? And you would be called one of the greatest fools in Israel. Please, just speak to the king about it, and he will let you marry me.”

1 Thessalonians 5:22

Stay away from every kind of evil.