Genesis 20:17 — Meaning and Application

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

Genesis 20:17

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And Abimelech said, Behold, my land {is} before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee. {where...: Heb. as is good in thine eyes}

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.

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

For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.

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Genesis 20:1

"And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar."

Genesis 20:2

"And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She {is} my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah."

Genesis 20:3

"But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou {art but} a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she {is} a man's wife. {a man's...: Heb. married to an husband}"

Genesis 20:4

"But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?"

Genesis 20:5

"Said he not unto me, She {is} my sister? and she, even she herself said, He {is} my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this. {integrity: or, simplicity, or, sincerity}"

Genesis 20:6

"And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her."

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