<!--more--><div class="scripturelog_navigation"><div> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1000000">Old Testament</a> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1000001">Genesis</a> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1000517">Chapter 20</a></div><div><span class="scripturelog_navigation_previous"><a href="?page_id=1000478">&laquo; Previous Chapter</a></span> &bull; <span class="scripturelog_navigation_next"><a href="?page_id=1000536">Next Chapter &raquo;</a></span></div></div><p><em>The Patriarchs</em></p><p><em>Abraham</em></p><ul class="scripturelog_verse_list"><li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1000518">1</a>. AND Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1000519">2</a>. And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1000520">3</a>. 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.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1000521">4</a>. But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1000522">5</a>. 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.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1000523">6</a>. 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.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1000524">7</a>. 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.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1000525">8</a>. 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.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1000526">9</a>. 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.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1000527">10</a>. And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1000528">11</a>. 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.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1000529">12</a>. 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.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1000530">13</a>. 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.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1000531">14</a>. And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1000532">15</a>. And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1000533">16</a>. 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.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1000534">17</a>. So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1000535">18</a>. For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.</li>
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