Genesis 20:8

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Early in the morning Abimelech summoned all his servants. When he told them about all these things, they were terrified.

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  • Gen 20:9-11
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    9Abimelech summoned Abraham and said to him,“What have you done to us? What sin did I commit against you that would cause you to bring such great guilt on me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should not be done!”

    10Then Abimelech asked Abraham,“What prompted you to do this thing?”

    11Abraham replied,“Because I thought,‘Surely no one fears God in this place. They will kill me because of my wife.’

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

    3But God appeared to Abimelech in a dream at night and said to him,“You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is someone else’s wife.”

    4Now Abimelech had not gone near her. He said,“Lord, would you really slaughter an innocent nation?

    5Did Abraham not say to me,‘She is my sister’? And she herself said,‘He is my brother.’ I have done this with a clear conscience and with innocent hands!”

  • 7But now give back the man’s wife. Indeed he is a prophet and he will pray for you; thus you will live. But if you don’t give her back, know that you will surely die along with all who belong to you.”

  • Gen 26:9-11
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    9So Abimelech summoned Isaac and said,“She is really your wife! Why did you say,‘She is my sister’?” Isaac replied,“Because I thought someone might kill me to get her.”

    10Then Abimelech exclaimed,“What in the world have you done to us? One of the men nearly took your wife to bed, and you would have brought guilt on us!”

    11So Abimelech commanded all the people,“Whoever touches this man or his wife will surely be put to death.”

  • Gen 20:17-18
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    17Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, as well as his wife and female slaves so that they were able to have children.

    18For the LORD had caused infertility to strike every woman in the household of Abimelech because he took Sarah, Abraham’s wife.

  • Gen 20:14-15
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    14So Abimelech gave sheep, cattle, and male and female servants to Abraham. He also gave his wife Sarah back to him.

    15Then Abimelech said,“Look, my land is before you; live wherever you please.”

  • Gen 21:25-27
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    25But Abraham lodged a complaint against Abimelech concerning a well that Abimelech’s servants had seized.

    26“I do not know who has done this thing,” Abimelech replied.“Moreover, you did not tell me. I did not hear about it until today.”

    27Abraham took some sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech. The two of them made a treaty.

  • 22At that time Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, said to Abraham,“God is with you in all that you do.

  • 18So Pharaoh summoned Abram and said,“What is this you have done to me? Why didn’t you tell me that she was your wife?

  • 27Abraham got up early in the morning and went to the place where he had stood before the LORD.

  • 10Hearing this, the men became even more afraid and said to him,“What have you done?”(The men said this because they knew that he was trying to escape from the LORD, because he had previously told them.)

  • 42The next day the Shechemites came out to the field. When Abimelech heard about it,

  • 29Abimelech asked Abraham,“What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs that you have set apart?”

  • 34So Abimelech and all his men came up at night and set an ambush outside Shechem– they divided into four units.

  • 47Abimelech heard that all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem were in one place.

  • 1Abimelech Murders His Brothers Now Abimelech son of Jerub-Baal went to Shechem to see his mother’s relatives. He said to them and to his mother’s entire extended family,