Genesis 20:18

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For the LORD had completely closed every womb in Abimelech's household because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

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  • Gen 12:17 : 17 But the Lord afflicted Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.
  • Gen 16:2 : 2 So Sarai said to Abram, "Look, the LORD has prevented me from having children. Please go to my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family through her." And Abram listened to Sarai's voice.
  • Gen 20:7 : 7 Now return the man's wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her, you can be sure that you and all who belong to you will die.'
  • Gen 30:2 : 2 Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, 'Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?'
  • 1 Sam 1:6 : 6 Her rival provoked her severely to irritate her because the LORD had closed her womb.
  • 1 Sam 5:10 : 10 Then they sent the Ark of God to Ekron. But when the Ark reached Ekron, the people of Ekron cried out, saying, “They have brought the Ark of the God of Israel here to kill us and our people!”

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  • Gen 20:17
    85%

    17 Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants, so they could bear children again.

  • Gen 18:10-11
    2 verses
    77%

    10 Then one of them said, 'I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.' Now Sarah was listening at the entrance of the tent, which was behind him.

    11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well along in years, and Sarah was past the age of childbearing.

  • Gen 20:2-4
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    77%

    2 Abraham said about Sarah his wife, 'She is my sister,' and Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for her and took her.

    3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream during the night and said to him, 'You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.'

    4 Now Abimelech had not approached her, so he said, 'Lord, will you destroy a nation even if it is innocent?'

  • Gen 21:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1 The Lord cared for Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised.

    2 Sarah became pregnant and gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age, at the appointed time God had promised him.

  • Gen 12:17-18
    2 verses
    75%

    17 But the Lord afflicted Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.

    18 So Pharaoh summoned Abram and said, "What have you done to me? Why didn't you tell me she was your wife?"

  • Gen 20:7-11
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    75%

    7 Now return the man's wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her, you can be sure that you and all who belong to you will die.'

    8 Early the next morning, Abimelech summoned all his officials, told them everything that had happened, and they were very afraid.

    9 Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, 'What have you done to us? How have I wronged you that you have brought such a great sin upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should never be done.'

    10 And Abimelech asked Abraham, 'What was your reason for doing this?'

    11 Abraham replied, 'I thought, Surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.'

  • Gen 20:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

    14 Then Abimelech brought sheep, cattle, male and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and he returned Sarah, his wife, to him.

    15 And Abimelech said, 'My land is before you; settle wherever you please.'

  • Gen 18:13-15
    3 verses
    73%

    13 Then the LORD said to Abraham, 'Why did Sarah laugh, saying, “Can I really bear a child when I am old?”'

    14 Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the appointed time next year, I will return to you, and Sarah will have a son.

    15 But Sarah denied it, saying, 'I did not laugh,' because she was afraid. But He replied, 'No, you did laugh.'

  • Gen 17:15
    73%

    15 Then God said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah.

  • Gen 26:10-11
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    10 Then Abimelech said, "What have you done to us? One of the people could have easily slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us."

    11 So Abimelech gave orders to all the people: "Whoever touches this man or his wife shall surely be put to death."

  • Gen 11:30
    73%

    30 Now Sarai was childless because she was not able to conceive.

  • Gen 24:36
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    36 Sarah, my master’s wife, bore him a son in her old age, and he has given him everything he owns.

  • Gen 16:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1 Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had not borne him any children. But she had an Egyptian maidservant whose name was Hagar.

    2 So Sarai said to Abram, "Look, the LORD has prevented me from having children. Please go to my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family through her." And Abram listened to Sarai's voice.

  • Gen 21:25
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    25 Then Abraham rebuked Abimelech about the well of water that Abimelech’s servants had seized.

  • Gen 21:22
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    22 At that time, Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, said to Abraham, 'God is with you in everything you do.'

  • Gen 17:19
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    19 Then God said, "Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.

  • Gen 25:21
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    21 Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife because she was barren. The LORD answered his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

  • Gen 21:5
    70%

    5 Abraham was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.