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Gen 20:12 — 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

And yet		Gen 11:29; Gen 12:13; 1Th 5:22
she is the		"Ebn Batrik, in his annals, among other ancient traditions, has preserved the following: ""Terah first married Yona, by whom he had Abraham; afterwards he married Tehevita, by whom he had Sarah."""

Correlating Passages

And yet

	Gen 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.
	Gen 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.
	1Th 5:22	Abstain from all appearance of evil.

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Scott, Thomas. "Genesis 20:12," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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