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Genesis 20:9 Cross-References
Explore 17 cross-references for Genesis 20:9 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Genesis chapter 20 verse 9 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended 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.”
Genesis 20:9 (KJV)
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Commentary on Genesis 20:9
Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offen... 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 contras...
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Cross-References for Genesis 20:9
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“What is this that you have done to me? Why didn't you tell me that she was your wife?,And 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?,וַיִּקְרָא פַרְעֹה לְאַבְרָם וַיֹּאמֶר מַה־זֹּאת עָשִׂיתָ לִּי לָמָּה לֹא־הִגַּדְתָּ לִּי כִּי אִשְׁתְּךָ הִוא׃ ,And 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?”
“What is this you have done to us? One of the people might easily have lain with your wife, and you would have brought guilt on us!”
“neither has he kept back anything from me but you”
“What did these people do to you, that you have brought a great sin on them?”
“Why have you troubled us? Yahweh shall trouble you this day. All Israel stoned him with stones; and they burned them with fire”
“teaching things which they ought not”
“and let the bed be undefiled: but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.”
“and he said to Nathan”
“For there is no respect of persons with God.”
“he will fall into his own trap; but the blameless will inherit good.”