Abimelech

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• Abraham told people there that his wife, Sarah, was his sister. So King Abimelech sent for her and had her brought to him at his palace. - Genesis 20:2



• But one night God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, "You are a dead man, for that woman you took is married." - Genesis 20:3



• But Abimelech had not slept with her yet, so he said, "Lord, will you kill an innocent man? - Genesis 20:4



• Abimelech got up early the next morning and hastily called a meeting of all his servants. When he told them what had happened, great fear swept through the crowd. - Genesis 20:8



• Then Abimelech called for Abraham. "What is this you have done to us?" he demanded. "What have I done to you that deserves treatment like this, making me and my kingdom guilty of this great sin? This kind of thing should not be done! - Genesis 20:9



• Then Abimelech took sheep and oxen and servants--both men and women--and gave them to Abraham, and he returned his wife, Sarah, to him. - Genesis 20:14



• "Look over my kingdom, and choose a place where you would like to live," Abimelech told him. - Genesis 20:15



• Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and the other women of the household, so they could have children. - Genesis 20:17



• For the LORD had stricken all the women with infertility as a warning to Abimelech for having taken Abraham's wife. - Genesis 20:18



• About this time, Abimelech came with Phicol, his army commander, to visit Abraham. "It is clear that God helps you in everything you do," Abimelech said. - Genesis 21:22



• Then Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech's servants had taken violently from Abraham's servants. - Genesis 21:25



• "This is the first I've heard of it," Abimelech said. "And I have no idea who is responsible. Why didn't you say something about this before?" - Genesis 21:26



• Then Abraham gave sheep and oxen to Abimelech, and they made a treaty. - Genesis 21:27



• Abimelech asked, "Why are you doing that?" - Genesis 21:29



• After making their covenant, Abimelech left with Phicol, the commander of his army, and they returned home to the land of the Philistines. - Genesis 21:32

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^{New Living Translation Bible used with permission Tyndale House Publishers.}