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Genesis 20:1-3 (RSV)

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¹ From there Abraham journeyed toward the territory of the Negeb, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar. ² And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." And Abim'elech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah. ³ But God came to Abim'elech in a dream by night, and said to him, "Behold, you are a dead man, because of the woman whom you have taken; for she is a man's wife."

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 2) Genesis 26 - Issac (part I) (2016-10-04)
(v. 3) Genesis 20 - Abraham lies about Serah at Gerar (2012-01-13)

Definition(s):
Abraham (Ab-ra-ham): father of a great multitude
Abraham (Ehb-ra-ham): father of a great multitude
Gerar (Girr-ar): same as Gera
Kadesh (Keh-desh): holiness
Sarah (Seh-ra): lady; princess; princess of the multitude