Cross references

Genesis 26:7

But when the men of that place asked about his wife, he said, “She is my sister.” For he was afraid to say, “She is my wife,” since he thought to himself, “The men of this place will kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is so beautiful.”

Genesis 26:7 BSB

Genesis 26:7 has 9 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 5 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 29:25 (7 votes) and Genesis 12:13 (6 votes). 12 other verses point back to it. It links with 8 other books, from Genesis 12 to Colossians 3.

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Which verses does Genesis 26:7 point to?

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

  1. The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.

  2. Please say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake, and on account of you my life will be spared.”

  3. Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar had Sarah brought to him.

  4. Now the girl was very beautiful, a virgin who had not had relations with any man. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up again.

  5. Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father—though not the daughter of my mother—and she became my wife. So when God had me journey from my father’s house, I said to Sarah, ‘This is how you can show your loyalty to me: Wherever we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”’”

  6. Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

  7. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her

  8. Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,

  9. Didn’t Abraham tell me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ I have done this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands.”

Which verses point to Genesis 26:7?

The 10 strongest of 12.