Genesis 20:11

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What does Genesis 20:11 mean?

Genesis 20:11 in the original Hebrew

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Cross references for Genesis 20:11

• Genesis 26:7

  And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.

• Genesis 12:12

  Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.

• Psalms 36:1-4

  To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes. For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful. The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good. He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.

• Proverbs 2:5

  Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.

• Genesis 42:18

  And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:

• Proverbs 16:6

  By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.

• Job 28:28

  And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

• Nehemiah 5:15

  But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.

• Genesis 22:12

  And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.

• Proverbs 1:7

  The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

• Proverbs 8:13

  The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

• Romans 3:18

  There is no fear of God before their eyes.

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Context

• Genesis 20:10

  And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?

• Genesis 20:11

  And 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.

• Genesis 20:12

  And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.

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