Genesis 20:18

18 ¹For the LORD had closed fast all the wombs of the household of Abimelech because * of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

Genesis 20:18 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 20:18

For the Lord had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of
Abimelech
With large tumours probably, so that they could not cohabit with their husbands and conceive; nor could those that had conceived bring forth: and this disorder they were smitten with, because of Sarah Abraham's wife;
who was taken into the house of Abimelech, in order to be his; to rebuke and punish for which, and to convince of the evil of it, and cause to abstain from it, this disorder was inflicted on them.

Genesis 20:18 In-Context

16 To Sarah he said, "Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver; behold, it is your vindication before all who are with you, and before all men you are cleared."

17 Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maids, so that they bore children.

18 For the LORD had closed fast all the wombs of the household of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

Cross References

• 1. Genesis 12:17