Genesis 20:13

The Passion Translation

When God sent me out to wander from my father’s house, I said to her, ‘Here is how you can show your love for me. Everywhere we go, you must say about me, “He’s my brother.” ’ ”

Cross References

Genesis 12:1

Now Yahweh said to Abram, “Leave it all behind — your native land, your people, your father’s household, and go to the land that I will show you.

Genesis 12:9

Then Abram journeyed from there by stages through the southern desert region.

Genesis 20:12

Besides, she really is my half sister. She’s my father’s daughter, but not my mother’s, so I married her.

Genesis 20:5

Didn’t the man tell me, ‘She is my sister’? And didn’t she agree and say, ‘Yes, he’s my brother’? I’ve done this with clean hands and a clear conscience.”

Psalm 64:5

They persist with their evil plans and plot together to hide their traps. They boast, “No one can see us or stop us!”

Acts 5:9

Peter told her, “Why have you agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? I hear the footsteps of those who buried your husband at the door—they’re coming here to bury you too!”

Hebrews 11:8

Faith motivated Abraham to obey God’s call and leave the familiar to discover the territory he was destined to inherit from God. So he left with only a promise and without even knowing ahead of time where he was going, Abraham stepped out in faith.