Genesis 20:16
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 20
“And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.”Genesis 20:16
What Does Genesis 20:16 Mean?
Genesis 20:16 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 20, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (13)
These passages are connected to Genesis 20:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ephesians 5:11“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.”Genesis 20:5“Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.”Proverbs 27:5“Open rebuke is better than secret love.”Genesis 24:65“For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.”Genesis 26:11“And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.”1 Chronicles 21:3“And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord’s servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?”Proverbs 9:8“Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.”Proverbs 12:1“Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.”Proverbs 25:12“As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.”Song of Solomon 8:11“Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.”Jonah 1:6“So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.”Revelation 3:19“As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.”1 Corinthians 11:10“For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.”
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