Genesis 20:4
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 20
“But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, LORD, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?”Genesis 20:4
What Does Genesis 20:4 Mean?
Genesis 20:4 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 20, verse 4 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 20:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 18:23“And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?”2 Samuel 4:11“How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?”1 Chronicles 21:17“And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my father’s house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued.”Genesis 19:24“Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;”Genesis 20:6“And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.”Genesis 20:17“So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.”1 Kings 18:13“Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD’s prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?”Proverbs 6:29“So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.”
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