"And yet indeed {she is} my sister; she {is} the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became…" — Genesis 20:12

Genesis 20:12 · KJV

“And yet indeed {she is} my sister; she {is} the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.”

— Genesis 20:12

Verse 11

And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God {is} not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.

Verse 13

And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This {is} thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He {is} my brother.

Genesis 20 — Context

And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?

And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God {is} not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.

And yet indeed {she is} my sister; she {is} the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.

And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave {them} unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.

Cross References

Genesis 11:29

And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife {was} Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.

Genesis 12:13

Say, I pray thee, thou {art} my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.

1 Thessalonians 5:22

Abstain from all appearance of evil.