Genesis 20:12

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And, in fact, she is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife:

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 11:29 : 29 And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah and Iscah.
  • Gen 12:13 : 13 Say, then, that you are my sister, and so it will be well with me because of you, and my life will be kept safe on your account.
  • 1 Thess 5:22 : 22 Keep from every form of evil.

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    18Then Pharaoh sent for Abram, and said, What have you done to me? why did you not say that she was your wife?

    19Why did you say that she was your sister? so that I took her for my wife: now, take your wife and go on your way.

    20And Pharaoh gave orders to his men, and they sent him on his way, with his wife and all he had.

  • Gen 20:13
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    13And when God sent me wandering from my father's house, I said to her, Let this be the sign of your love for me; wherever we go, say of me, He is my brother.

  • Gen 20:2-5
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    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 in the night, and said to him, Truly you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken; for she is a man's wife.

    4Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, Lord, will you put to death an upright nation?

    5Did he not say to me himself, She is my sister? and she herself said, He is my brother: with an upright heart and clean hands have I done this.

  • Gen 26:9-10
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    9And he said to Isaac, It is clear that she is your wife: why then did you say, She is my sister? And Isaac said, For fear that I might be put to death because of her.

    10Then Abimelech said, What have you done to us? one of the people might well have had connection with your wife, and the sin would have been ours.

  • Gen 12:11-14
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    11Now when he came near to Egypt, he said to Sarai, his wife, Truly, you are a fair woman and beautiful to the eye;

    12And I am certain that when the men of Egypt see you, they will say, This is his wife: and they will put me to death and keep you.

    13Say, then, that you are my sister, and so it will be well with me because of you, and my life will be kept safe on your account.

    14And so it was that when Abram came into Egypt, the men of Egypt, looking on the woman, saw that she was fair.

  • Gen 20:11
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    11And Abraham said, Because it seemed to me that there was no fear of God in this place, and that they might put me to death because of my wife.

  • Gen 24:36-38
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    36And when Sarah, my master's wife, was old, she gave birth to a son, to whom he has given all he has.

    37And my master made me take an oath, saying, Do not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living;

    38But go to my father's house and to my relations for a wife for my son.

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    7And when he was questioned by the men of the place about his wife, he said, She is my sister; fearing to say, She is my wife; for, he said, the men of the place may put me to death on account of Rebekah; because she is very beautiful.

  • Gen 24:3-4
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    3And take an oath by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not get a wife for my son Isaac from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living;

    4But that you will go into my country and to my relations and get a wife there for my son Isaac.

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  • Lev 18:11
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    11Or your father's wife's daughter, the child of your father, for she is your sister.

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    24And she said to him, I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, Nahor's wife.

  • Ruth 3:12
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    12Now it is true that I am a near relation: but there is a relation nearer than I.

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    1Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had given him no children; and she had a servant, a woman of Egypt whose name was Hagar.

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    29And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah and Iscah.

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    11And when she took them to give them to him, he put his arms round her and said, Come to bed, my sister.

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    2And her father said, It seemed to me that you had only hate for her; so I gave her to your friend: but is not her younger sister fairer than she? so please take her in place of the other.

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    15And God said, As for Sarai, your wife, from now her name will be not Sarai, but Sarah.

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    21And while he was in the waste land of Paran, his mother got him a wife from the land of Egypt.

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    5And Sarai said to Abram, May my wrong be on you: I gave you my servant for your wife and when she saw that she was with child, she no longer had any respect for me: may the Lord be judge between you and me.

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    8And if the woman will not come with you, then you are free from this oath; only do not take my son back there.