Genesis, Chapter 20:

Verses from Genesis, Chapter 20 of the Book of Genesis of the Bible.

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Abraham and Abimelech

1. And Abraham went from there to the land of the Negeb, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur; and sojourned in Gerar.
2. And Abraham said of Sarah his wife: She is my sister; for she was my father's daughter, but not my mother's daughter; and she became my wife.
3. And it came to pass, as God caused me to err from my father's house, that I said unto him, This is the kindness which thou wilt show me in every place whither we come; you will say about me: He is my brother.
4. And Abimelech took sheep and herds, and male and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and returned Sarah his wife to him.
5. And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee; dwell where it is good in your eyes.
6. And he said unto Sarah, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver; behold, let him be to you a veil covering your eyes to all who are with you, and to all; so she was reprimanded.
7. And now therefore return the woman to the man, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you, and you will live; and if you do not return it, know that you will certainly die, you and everything that is yours.
8. Then Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and spoke all these words in their ears; and they feared men greatly.
9. And Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, What have you done to us? And in what have I sinned against you, that you have brought upon me and upon my kingdom such a sin? You did to me what you shouldn't have done.
10. And Abimelech said to Abraham, What have you seen that you have done this?
11. Abraham replied: Because I said that there is certainly no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.
12. And indeed she is also my sister, my father's daughter, but not my mother's daughter; and she became my wife.
13. And it came to pass, when God caused me to err from my father's house, that I said unto him, This is the kindness which thou shalt do unto me: in every place whither we come thou shalt say of me, He is my brother.
14. Then Abimelech took sheep and herds, and male and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and returned Sarah his wife to him.
15. And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee; dwell where it is good in your eyes.
16. And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver; behold, let him be to you a veil covering your eyes to all who are with you, and to everyone else; so she was reprimanded.
17. And Abraham prayed to God, and healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants, so that they had children;
18. for the Lord had completely shut up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.