Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Genesis 12:17 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Genesis 12:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Genesis chapter 12 verse 17 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.”
Genesis 12:17 (KJV)
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Commentary on Genesis 12:17
And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.... This passage is part of the Abrahamic narratives which shift from universal human history to God's particular covenant people. The Abraham cycle (Genesis 12-25) demonstrates God's sovereign election, covenant faithfulness, and the development of faith through testing and promise fulfillment.Central themes include God's unconditional covenant promises (land, descendants, blessing to nations), the call to faith and obedience, the testing of faith through delays and impossibilities, the contrast betwee...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Genesis 12:17
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“he reproved kings for their sakes”
“because of Sarah”
“Give me the place of this threshing floor”
“he reproved kings for their sakes”
“and let the bed be undefiled: but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.”
“nor regards the rich more than the poor; for they all are the work of his hands.”