Genesis 18:12
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 18
“Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”Genesis 18:12
What Does Genesis 18:12 Mean?
Genesis 18:12 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 18, verse 12 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to Genesis 18:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Peter 3:6“Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.”2 Kings 4:16“And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.”Genesis 17:17“Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?”Genesis 21:6“And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.”2 Kings 7:2“Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.”Luke 1:18“And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.”Genesis 18:13“And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?”Psalms 78:20“Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?”Luke 1:34“Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?”Genesis 23:6“Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.”Judges 19:26“Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man’s house where her lord was, till it was light.”1 Kings 18:7“And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah?”Psalms 126:2“Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them.”Ephesians 5:33“Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.”Hebrews 11:11“Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.”1 Kings 1:17“And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the LORD thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.”
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