Genesis 20:3
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 20
“But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife.”Genesis 20:3
What Does Genesis 20:3 Mean?
Genesis 20:3 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 20, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Genesis 20:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Job 33:15“In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;”Genesis 31:24“And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.”1 Chronicles 16:21“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.”Genesis 28:12“And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.”Matthew 19:9“And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.”Matthew 27:19“When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.”Psalms 105:14“He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;”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.”Numbers 22:9“And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?”Matthew 1:20“But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.”Genesis 26:26“Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.”Genesis 37:5“And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.”Genesis 37:9“And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.”Genesis 40:8“And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.”Job 4:12“Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.”Jonah 3:4“And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.”Matthew 2:12“And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.”Genesis 38:24“And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.”Genesis 40:5“And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.”
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