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Genesis 20:17

Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maidservants, so that they could again bear children—

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Genesis 20:17 has 14 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 12 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to James 5:16 (8 votes) and Job 42:9–10 (6 votes). 12 other verses point back to it. It links with 15 other books, from Genesis 20 to 1 John 5.

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Which verses does Genesis 20:17 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. James 5:168 votes

    Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.

  2. Job 42:9–106 votes

    So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the LORD had told them; and the LORD accepted Job’s prayer. After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his prosperity and doubled his former possessions.

  3. Proverbs 15:85 votes

    The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

  4. Matthew 21:225 votes

    If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”

  5. Philippians 4:65 votes

    Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

  6. 1 Thessalonians 5:255 votes

    Brothers, pray for us as well.

  7. Genesis 20:74 votes

    Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet; he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not restore her, be aware that you will surely die—you and all who belong to you.”

  8. Genesis 29:314 votes

    When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.

  9. 1 Samuel 5:11–124 votes

    Then the Ekronites called together all the rulers of the Philistines and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel. It must return to its place, so that it will not kill us and our people!” For a deadly confusion had pervaded the city; the hand of God was very heavy upon it. Those who did not die were afflicted with tumors, and the outcry of the city went up to heaven.

  10. Ezra 6:104 votes

    Then they will be able to offer sacrifices of a sweet aroma to the God of heaven and to pray for the lives of the king and his sons.

  11. Isaiah 45:114 votes
  12. Matthew 7:74 votes
  13. Proverbs 15:293 votes
  14. Acts 3:243 votes

Which verses point to Genesis 20:17?

The 10 strongest of 12.