Bible
(KJV)
Genesis 20
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.
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