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title: Genesis 20
slug: kjv/genesis-20
createdAt: 2024-07-21T02:08:17.805Z
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**1 **And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar. **2 **And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She *is* my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. **3 **But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou *art but* a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she *is* a man's wife. **4 **But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation? **5 **Said he not unto me, She *is* my sister? and she, even she herself said, He *is* my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this. **6 **And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her. **7 **Now therefore restore the man *his* wife; for he *is* a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore *her* not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that *are* thine.

**8 **Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid. **9 **Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done. **10 **And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing? **11 **And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God *is* not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake. **12 **And yet indeed *she is* my sister; she *is* the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife. **13 **And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This *is* thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He *is* my brother. **14 **And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave *them* unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife. **15 **And Abimelech said, Behold, my land *is* before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee. **16 **And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand *pieces* of silver: behold, he *is* to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that *are* with thee, and with all *other*: thus she was reproved. **17 **So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare *children*. **18 **For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.