Genesis 12:17
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 12
“And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram’s wife.”Genesis 12:17
What Does Genesis 12:17 Mean?
Genesis 12:17 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 12, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 8 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (8)
These passages are connected to Genesis 12:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Chronicles 16:21“He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,”Genesis 20:18“For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.”Psalms 105:14“He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;”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.”1 Chronicles 21:22“Then David said to Ornan, Grant me the place of this threshingfloor, that I may build an altar therein unto the LORD: thou shalt grant it me for the full price: that the plague may be stayed from the people.”Job 34:19“How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.”Mark 3:10“For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.”Hebrews 13:4“Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.”
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