Genesis 20:17
And Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants. And they bore sons.
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Genesis 12:17And LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.
Genesis 29:31And LORD saw that Leah was regarded inferior, and he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.
Ezra 6:10that they may offer sacrifices of sweet savor to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.
Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Isaiah 45:11Thus says LORD, the Holy One of Israel and his maker: Ask me of the things that are to come concerning my sons. And command ye me concerning the work of my hands.
Matthew 21:22And all things, as many as ye may ask in prayer, believing, ye will receive.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 20:15-18
14 And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife. 15 And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee. 16 And 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… Read the whole commentary →