Genesis 20:18
For Jehovah had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.
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- Gen 12:17 : 17 And Jehovah plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.
- Gen 16:2 : 2 And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, Jehovah hath restrained me from bearing; go in, I pray thee, unto my handmaid; it may be that I shall obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
- Gen 20:7 : 7 Now therefore restore the man's 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.
- Gen 30:2 : 2 And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
- 1 Sam 1:6 : 6 And her rival provoked her sore, to make her fret, because Jehovah had shut up her womb.
- 1 Sam 5:10 : 10 So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.
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17And Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants; and they bare children.
- Gen 18:10-112 verses77%
10And he said, I will certainly return unto thee when the season cometh round; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him.
11Now Abraham and Sarah were old, [and] well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
- Gen 20:2-43 verses77%
2And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
3But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, because of the woman whom thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife.
4Now Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay even a righteous nation?
- Gen 21:1-22 verses76%
1And Jehovah visited Sarah as he had said, and Jehovah did unto Sarah as he had spoken.
2And Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
- Gen 12:17-182 verses75%
17And Jehovah plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.
18And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?
- Gen 20:7-115 verses75%
7Now therefore restore the man's 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.
8And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.
9Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and wherein have I sinned against thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.
10And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?
11And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.
- Gen 20:14-152 verses74%
14And Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and men-servants and women-servants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.
15And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.
- Gen 18:13-153 verses73%
13And Jehovah said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, who am old?
14Is anything too hard for Jehovah? At the set time I will return unto thee, when the season cometh round, and Sarah shall have a son.
15Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
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15And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.
- Gen 26:10-112 verses73%
10And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? One of the people might easily have lain with thy wife, and thou wouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.
11And Abimelech charged all the people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.
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30And Sarai was barren; she had no child.
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36And Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.
- Gen 16:1-22 verses72%
1Now Sarai, Abram's wife, bare him no children: and she had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
2And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, Jehovah hath restrained me from bearing; go in, I pray thee, unto my handmaid; it may be that I shall obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
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25And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of the well of water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.
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22And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest:
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19And God said, Nay, but Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him. [
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21And Isaac entreated Jehovah for his wife, because she was barren: and Jehovah was entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
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5And Abraham was a hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.