Genesis 12:15

Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 12

“The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.”Genesis 12:15

What Does Genesis 12:15 Mean?

Genesis 12:15 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 12, verse 15 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (17)

These passages are connected to Genesis 12:15 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Genesis 20:2“And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.”Genesis 20:7“Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.”Genesis 40:2“And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.”Genesis 41:1“And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.”Exodus 2:5“And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river’s side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.”Exodus 2:15“Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.”1 Kings 3:1“And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.”2 Kings 18:21“Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.”Esther 2:2“Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king:”Psalms 105:4“Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.”Proverbs 6:29“So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.”Proverbs 29:12“If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.”Jeremiah 46:17“They did cry there, Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he hath passed the time appointed.”Hosea 7:4“They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.”Hebrews 13:4“Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.”Jeremiah 25:19“Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people;”Ezekiel 32:2“Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou art as a whale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers.”

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