Genesis 20:17

17 Abraham prayed to God; and God restored Abimelech, his wife, and his women servants to health, and they were able to have children.

Genesis 20:17 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 20:17

So Abraham prayed unto God
As the Lord had told Abimelech be would, ( Genesis 20:7 ) ; he might pray for the forgiveness of him and his wife, and might give thanks that Sarah had been restored to him; but chiefly it was on account of Abimelech and his family: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants:
who by reason of some disease were rendered unfit for and incapable of cohabitation with their husbands, and they with them; but upon Abraham's prayer for them, who was heard, they were healed, and the disorder removed; the Targum of Jonathan is,

``his wife and concubines;''
and they bare [children];
cohabited and conceived, and bare and brought forth children, all which are comprehended in this expression.

Genesis 20:17 In-Context

15 Abimelech said, "My land is here available to you. Live wherever you wish."
16 To Sarah, he said, "I've given your brother one thousand pieces of silver. It means that neither you nor anyone with you has done anything wrong. Everything has been set right."
17 Abraham prayed to God; and God restored Abimelech, his wife, and his women servants to health, and they were able to have children.
18 Because of the incident with Abraham's wife Sarah, the LORD had kept all of the women in Abimelech's household from having children.
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