GENESIS Chapter 20
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20:1 Abraham moved
from Mamre to the southern part of Canaan and lived
between Kadesh and Shur.
Later, while he was living in Gerar, |
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20:2 he said that
his wife Sarah was his sister. So King Abimelech of
Gerar had Sarah brought to him. |
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20:3 One night God
appeared to him in a dream and said, "You are going to die, because you
have taken this woman; she is already married." |
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20:4
But Abimelech had not come near her, and he said, "Lord, I am
innocent! Would you destroy me and my people? |
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20:5 Abraham
himself said that she was his sister, and she said the same thing. I did this
with a clear conscience, and I have done no wrong." |
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20:6 God replied in
the dream, "Yes, I know that you did it with a clear conscience; so I
kept you from sinning against me and did not let you touch her. |
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20:7 But now, give
the woman back to her husband. He is a prophet, and he will pray for you, so
that you will not die. But if you do not give her back, I warn you that you
are going to die, you and all your people." |
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20:8 Early the next
morning Abimelech called all his officials and told
them what had happened, and they were terrified. |
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20:9
Then Abimelech called Abraham and asked, "What have you done to us?
What wrong have I done to you to make you bring this disaster on me and my
kingdom? No one should ever do what you have done to me. |
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20:10 Why did you do
it?" |
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20:11 Abraham
answered, "I thought that there would be no one here who has reverence for
God and that they would kill me to get my wife. |
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20:12 She really is
my sister. She is the daughter of my father, but not of my mother, and I
married her. |
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20:13 So when God
sent me from my father's house into foreign lands, I said to her, 'You can
show how loyal you are to me by telling everyone that I am your brother.'
" |
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20:14 Then Abimelech gave Sarah back to Abraham, and at the same
time he gave him sheep, cattle, and slaves. |
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20:15 He said to
Abraham, "Here is my whole land; live anywhere you like." |
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20:16 He said to
Sarah, "I am giving your brother a thousand pieces of silver as proof to
all who are with you that you are innocent; everyone will know that you have
done no wrong." |
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20:17 Because of
what had happened to Sarah, Abraham's wife, the LORD had made it impossible
for any woman in Abimelech's palace to have
children. So Abraham prayed for Abimelech, and God
healed him. He also healed his wife and his slave women, so that they could
have children. |
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20:18 (SEE 20:17)
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