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Genesis 20:7-17

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7 Now then, return the man's wife, 1for he is a prophet, so that he will pray for you, and you shall live. But if you do not return her, know that you shall surely die, you 2and all who are yours."
8 So Abimelech rose early in the morning and called all his servants and told them all these things. And the men were very much afraid.
9 Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, "What have you done to us? And how have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and my kingdom a great sin? You have done to me things that ought not to be done."
10 And Abimelech said to Abraham, "What did you see, that you did this thing?"
11 Abraham said, "I did it because I thought, 3There is no fear of God at all in this place, and 4they will kill me because of my wife.
12 Besides, 5she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father though not the daughter of my mother, and she became my wife.
13 And when 6God caused me to wander from my father's house, I said to her, 'This is the kindness you must do me: at every place to which we come, 7say of me, He is my brother.'"
14 Then Abimelech 8took sheep and oxen, and male servants and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and returned Sarah his wife to him.
15 And Abimelech said, "Behold, 9my land is before you; dwell where it pleases you."
16 To Sarah he said, "Behold, I have given 10your brother a thousand pieces of silver. It is 11a sign of your innocence in the eyes of all[a] who are with you, and before everyone you are vindicated."
17 Then 12Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and also healed his wife and female slaves so that they bore children.
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Genesis 20:7-17 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 20

This chapter relates the removal of Abraham to Gerar, Ge 20:1; the king of Gerar's taking to him Sarah, whom Abraham had called his sister, Ge 20:2; who is rebuked of God for it in a dream, Ge 20:3; for which he makes an apology that is admitted, only he is ordered to restore to Abraham his wife, Ge 20:4-7; and accordingly early in the morning he called his servants, and acquainted them with what had happened, Ge 20:8; and then sent for Abraham, and expressed his resentment at his usage of him, Ge 20:9; which Abraham defended as well as he could, Ge 20:10-13; the issue of all which was, great kindness was shown to Abraham, and his wife restored to him, though with a reproof to her from the king, Ge 20:14-16; upon which Abraham prayed for the healing of Abimelech and his family, in which he was heard and answered, Ge 20:17,18.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 12

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Hebrew It is a covering of eyes for all
The English Standard Version is published with the permission of Good News Publishers.