Genesis 20:17

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

Cross-reference

Genesis 20:7 Prophetic fulfillment

Genesis 20:7 promised Abimelech that Abraham, as a prophet, would pray for him. This verse is the direct fulfillment — Abraham prays and God heals.

Genesis 20:4 Historical context

Genesis 20:4 establishes that Abimelech had not yet touched Sarah, providing the context of innocence for which God then healed his household.

Job 42:10 Parallel

In Job 42:10, God restores Job's fortunes after he prays for his friends — a striking parallel of intercessory prayer unlocking blessing from God.

James 5:16 Parallel

James 5:16 teaches that the effective prayer of a righteous person has great power, a principle directly demonstrated by Abraham's successful intercession here.

Job 42:8 Parallel

Job 42:8 has God commanding Job to pray for his friends' wrongdoing, mirroring Abraham here interceding for Abimelech's household after the king's sin.

Job 42:9 Parallel

In Job 42:9, God accepts Job after he prays for his friends — another instance where interceding for others leads to God's favorable response.

1 John 5:16 Parallel

In 1 John 5:16, believers are told to pray for a sinning brother so God will give him life — the same dynamic of intercessory prayer bringing restoration.

Acts 8:24 Parallel

In Acts 8:24, Simon asks the apostles to pray for him after being rebuked — another figure seeking intercession from God's servant to avert consequences.