Bible Cross References
He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;
Genesis 12:14-17
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When he crossed the border into Egypt, the Egyptians did see that his wife was beautiful.
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Some of the court officials saw her and told the king how beautiful she was; so she was taken to his palace.
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Because of her the king treated Abram well and gave him flocks of sheep and goats, cattle, donkeys, slaves, and camels.
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But because the king had taken Sarai, the LORD sent terrible diseases on him and on the people of his palace.
Genesis 20:1-7
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Abraham moved from Mamre to the southern part of Canaan and lived between Kadesh and Shur. Later, while he was living in Gerar,
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he said that his wife Sarah was his sister. So King Abimelech of Gerar had Sarah brought to him.
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One night God appeared to him in a dream and said, "You are going to die, because you have taken this woman; she is already married."
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But Abimelech had not come near her, and he said, "Lord, I am innocent! Would you destroy me and my people?
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Abraham himself said that she was his sister, and she said the same thing. I did this with a clear conscience, and I have done no wrong."
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God replied in the dream, "Yes, I know that you did it with a clear conscience; so I kept you from sinning against me and did not let you touch her.
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But now, give the woman back to her husband. He is a prophet, and he will pray for you, so that you will not die. But if you do not give her back, I warn you that you are going to die, you and all your people."
Genesis 26:14-33
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Because he had many herds of sheep and cattle and many servants, the Philistines were jealous of him.
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So they filled in all the wells which the servants of his father Abraham had dug while Abraham was alive.
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Then Abimelech said to Isaac, "Leave our country. You have become more powerful than we are."
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So Isaac left and set up his camp in Gerar Valley, where he stayed for some time.
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He dug once again the wells which had been dug during the time of Abraham and which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham's death. Isaac gave the wells the same names that his father had given them.
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Isaac's servants dug a well in the valley and found water.
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The shepherds of Gerar quarreled with Isaac's shepherds and said, "This water belongs to us." So Isaac named the well "Quarrel."
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Isaac's servants dug another well, and there was a quarrel about that one also, so he named it "Enmity."
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He moved away from there and dug another well. There was no dispute about this one, so he named it "Freedom." He said, "Now the LORD has given us freedom to live in the land, and we will be prosperous here."
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Isaac left and went to Beersheba.
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That night the LORD appeared to him and said, "I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid; I am with you. I will bless you and give you many descendants because of my promise to my servant Abraham."
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Isaac built an altar there and worshiped the LORD. Then he set up his camp there, and his servants dug another well.
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Abimelech came from Gerar with Ahuzzath his adviser and Phicol the commander of his army to see Isaac.
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So Isaac asked, "Why have you now come to see me, when you were so unfriendly to me before and made me leave your country?"
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They answered, "Now we know that the LORD is with you, and we think that there should be a solemn agreement between us. We want you to promise
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that you will not harm us, just as we did not harm you. We were kind to you and let you go peacefully. Now it is clear that the LORD has blessed you."
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Isaac prepared a feast for them, and they ate and drank.
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Early next morning each man made his promise and sealed it with a vow. Isaac said good-bye to them, and they parted as friends.
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On that day Isaac's servants came and told him about the well which they had dug. They said, "We have found water."
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He named the well "Vow." That is how the city of Beersheba got its name.
Genesis 31:24-29
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In a dream that night God came to Laban and said to him, "Be careful not to threaten Jacob in any way."
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Jacob had set up his camp on a mountain, and Laban set up his camp with his relatives in the hill country of Gilead.
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Laban said to Jacob, "Why did you deceive me and carry off my daughters like women captured in war?
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Why did you deceive me and slip away without telling me? If you had told me, I would have sent you on your way with rejoicing and singing to the music of tambourines and harps.
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You did not even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters good-bye. That was a foolish thing to do!
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I have the power to do you harm, but last night the God of your father warned me not to threaten you in any way.
Genesis 35:5
When Jacob and his sons started to leave, great fear fell on the people of the nearby towns, and they did not pursue them.
Exodus 7:16
Then say to the king, 'The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, sent me to tell you to let his people go, so that they can worship him in the desert. But until now you have not listened.
Exodus 7:17
Now, Your Majesty, the LORD says that you will find out who he is by what he is going to do. Look, I am going to strike the surface of the river with this stick, and the water will be turned into blood.