Genesis 21:26

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

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  • Gen 13:7 : 7 There was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen of Lot's livestock. The Canaanites and Perizzites were also dwelling in the land at that time.
  • 2 Kgs 5:20-24 : 20 Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, the man of God, said to himself, 'Look, my master has let this Aramean, Naaman, go without accepting what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and take something from him.' 21 So Gehazi pursued Naaman. When Naaman saw someone running after him, he got down from his chariot to meet him and asked, 'Is everything all right?' 22 Gehazi replied, 'Everything is all right. My master has sent me to say, “Two young men from the company of the prophets in the hill country of Ephraim have just come to me. Please give them a talent of silver and two sets of clothes.”' 23 Naaman said, 'Please take two talents.' He urged Gehazi, tied up two talents of silver in two bags, along with two sets of clothes, and gave them to his two servants, who carried them ahead of Gehazi. 24 When Gehazi came to the hill, he took the gifts from the servants and stored them inside the house. Then he sent the men away, and they left.

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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,

    6Then God said to him in the dream, 'Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, so I also kept you from sinning against Me. That is why I did not let you touch her.'

    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.'

    8Early the next morning, Abimelech summoned all his officials, told them everything that had happened, and they were very afraid.

    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.'

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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."

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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.'

    23Now swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me, my children, or my descendants. Show to me and the land where you have lived the same kindness I have shown to you.

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

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

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    13And when God caused me to wander from my father’s household, I said to her, “This is the kindness you can show to me: Everywhere we go, say about me, ‘He is my brother.’”

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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.

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