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Genesis 20:1-3 (NET)
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1 Abraham journeyed from there to the Negev region and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he lived as a temporary resident in Gerar, 2 Abraham said about his wife Sarah, "She is my sister." So Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for Sarah and took her. 3 But God appeared to Abimelech in a dream at night and said to him, "You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is someone else'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):
Abimelech (Ab-immel-ekh): father of the king
Abraham (Ab-ra-ham): father of a great multitude
Abraham (Ehb-ra-ham): father of a great multitude
Kadesh (Keh-desh): holiness
Sarah (Seh-ra): lady; princess; princess of the multitude
So (Soh):
