Genesis 20:8

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Early the next morning, Abimelech summoned all his officials, told them everything that had happened, and they were very afraid.

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  • Gen 20:9-11
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    9Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, 'What have you done to us? How have I wronged you that you have brought such a great sin upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should never be done.'

    10And Abimelech asked Abraham, 'What was your reason for doing this?'

    11Abraham replied, 'I thought, Surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.'

  • Gen 20:2-5
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    2Abraham said about Sarah his wife, 'She is my sister,' and Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for her and took her.

    3But God came to Abimelech in a dream during the night and said to him, 'You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.'

    4Now Abimelech had not approached her, so he said, 'Lord, will you destroy a nation even if it is innocent?'

    5'Did he not say to me,

  • Gen 20:7
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    7Now 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, you can be sure that you and all who belong to you will die.'

  • Gen 26:9-11
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    9So Abimelech summoned Isaac and said, "Surely, she is your wife. Why did you say, 'She is my sister'?" Isaac replied, "Because I thought I might be killed on account of her."

    10Then Abimelech said, "What have you done to us? One of the people could have easily slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us."

    11So Abimelech gave orders to all the people: "Whoever touches this man or his wife shall surely be put to death."

  • Gen 20:17-18
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    17Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants, so they could bear children again.

    18For the LORD had completely closed every womb in Abimelech's household because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

  • Gen 20:14-15
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    14Then Abimelech brought sheep, cattle, male and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and he returned Sarah, his wife, to him.

    15And Abimelech said, 'My land is before you; settle wherever you please.'

  • Gen 21:25-27
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    25Then Abraham rebuked Abimelech about the well of water that Abimelech’s servants had seized.

    26But Abimelech said, 'I do not know who did this. You did not tell me, and I have only heard about it today.'

    27So Abraham took sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made a covenant.

  • Gen 21:22
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    22At that time, Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, said to Abraham, 'God is with you in everything you do.'

  • Gen 12:18
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    18So Pharaoh summoned Abram and said, "What have you done to me? Why didn't you tell me she was your wife?"

  • Gen 19:27
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    27Early the next morning, Abraham got up and returned to the place where he had stood before the LORD.

  • Jonah 1:10
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    10Then the men were terrified, and they said to him, "What have you done?" For they knew he was fleeing from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them so.

  • Judg 9:42
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    42The following day, the people went out into the fields, and this was reported to Abimelech.

  • Gen 21:29
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    29Abimelech asked Abraham, 'What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs that you have set apart by themselves?'

  • Judg 9:34
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    34So Abimelech and all his troops got up by night and set an ambush near Shechem in four companies.

  • Judg 9:47
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    47When Abimelech was told that all the people of the tower of Shechem had gathered there,

  • Judg 9:1
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    1Abimelech, son of Jerubbaal, went to Shechem to visit his mother’s relatives. He spoke to them and to the entire family of his mother’s household, saying: