Genesis 20:17

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Genesis 20:17

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

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Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her, know that you will certainly die, you and all who are yours.”

When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was unable to conceive.

The Ekronites called all the Philistine rulers together. They said, “Send the ark of Israel’s God away. It must return to its place so it won’t kill us and our people!” For the fear of death pervaded the city; God’s hand was oppressing them.

so that they can offer sacrifices of pleasing aroma to the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sons.

Then Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the Lord had told them, and the Lord accepted Job’s prayer.

The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the Lord,
but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

This is what the Lord,
the Holy One of Israel and its Maker, says:
“Ask Me what is to happen to My sons,
and instruct Me about the work of My hands.

“Keep asking,

and it will be given to you. Keep searching, and you will find. Keep knocking, and the door will be opened to you.

And if you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”

“In addition, all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those after him, have also announced these days.

Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

Brothers, pray for us also.

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The urgent request of a righteous person is very powerful in its effect.