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Genesis 20:17–18

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¶ So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.
For the Lord had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.
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From verse 17

  1. James 5:16Rank 1 from verse 17
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    16Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

  2. Job 42:9–10Rank 2 from verse 17
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    9So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the Lord commanded them: the Lord also accepted Job.

    10And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.

  3. Matthew 21:22Rank 3 from verse 17
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    22And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

  4. Philippians 4:6Rank 4 from verse 17
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    6Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

  5. Proverbs 15:8Rank 5 from verse 17
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    8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

From verse 18

  1. Genesis 12:17Rank 1 from verse 18
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    17And the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram’s wife.

  2. Genesis 30:2Rank 2 from verse 18
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    2And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

  3. 1 Samuel 1:6Rank 3 from verse 18
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    6And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her womb.

  4. 1 Samuel 5:10Rank 4 from verse 18
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    10¶ Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.

  5. Genesis 16:2Rank 5 from verse 18
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    2And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.

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Genesis 20:17

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Abraham

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The patriarch formerly named Abram, whom God appointed to be a father of many nations.

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bare

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1. As the past tense of bear, brought forth or gave birth to offspring; also produced fruit or other increase. 2. Carried, conveyed, supported, lifted, or sustained a person, object, or load. 3. Bore, endured, or took upon oneself a loss, infirmity, sin, or other burden. 4. Gave witness or record; testified. 5. Exercised rule or authority. 6. As an adjective, uncovered, naked, exposed, stripped, or without covering.

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children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

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Genesis 20:18

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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fast

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Sense 1: Firm, fixed, or secure. Sense 2: Moving quickly. Sense 3: A period or act of abstaining from food. Sense 4: To abstain from food for a time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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closed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of close, meaning to shut, fasten, enclose, end, or bring together with no opening.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

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16And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.

17¶ So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.

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18For the Lord had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.

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