Bible Commentaries
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Genesis 20
Introduction
1 | Abraham sojourns at Gerar. |
2 | Denies his wife, who is taken by Abimelech. |
3 | Abimelech is reproved for her in a dream. |
9 | He rebukes Abraham. |
14 | Restores Sarah; |
16 | and reproves her. |
17 | Abimelech and his family are healed at Abraham's prayer. |
Verse 1
And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
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- A. M. cir. 2107. B.C. cir. 1897. from
- 13:1, 18:1, 24:62
- Kadesh
- 14:7, 16:1,7,14, Numbers 13:26, 20:16, Deuteronomy 1:19, 32:51, 1 Samuel 15:7, Psalms 29:8
- Gerar
- Gerar was a city of Arabia Petræa, under a king of the Philistines, 25 miles from Eleutheropolis beyond Daroma, in the south of Judah. From ch. 10:19, it appears to have been situated in the angle where the south and west sides of Canaan met, and to have been not far from Gaza. Jerome, in his Hebrew Traditions on Genesis, says, from Gerar to Jerusalem was three days' journey. There was a wood near Gerar, spoken of by Theodoret; and a brook, (ch. 26:26,) on which was a monastery, noticed by Sozomen.
- 10:19, 26:1,6,20,26, 2 Chronicles 14:13,14
Verse 2
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
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- said
- 12:11-13, 26:7, 2 Chronicles 19:2, 20:37, 32:31, Proverbs 24:16, Ecclesiastes 7:20, Galatians 2:11,12, Ephesians 4:25, Colossians 3:9
- Abimelech
- 12:15, 26:1,16
Verse 3
But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife.
But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife.
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- a dream
- 28:12, 31:24, 37:5,9, 40:8, 41:1-36, Job 4:12,13, 33:15, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:12,13, 27:19
- a dead
- 7, Psalms 105:14, Ezekiel 33:14,15, Jonah 3:4
- a man's wife
- Heb. married to an husband.
Verse 4
But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?
But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?
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- had
- 6,18
- wilt
- 17,18, 18:23-25, 19:24, 2 Samuel 4:11, 1 Chronicles 21:17
Verse 5
Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.
Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.
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- in the integrity
- or, simplicity, or sincerity.
- Joshua 22:22, 1 Kings 9:4, 2 Kings 20:3, 1 Chronicles 29:17, Psalms 7:8, 25:21, 78:72, Proverbs 11:3, 20:7, 2 Corinthians 1:12, 1 Thessalonians 2:10, 1 Timothy 1:13
- and innocency
- Job 33:9, Psalms 24:4, 26:6, 73:13, Daniel 6:22
Verse 6
And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
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- withheld
- 18, 31:7, 35:5, Exodus 34:24, 1 Samuel 25:26,34, Psalms 84:11, Proverbs 21:1, Hosea 2:6,7
- sinning
- 39:9, Leviticus 6:2, Psalms 51:4, 81:12, 2 Thessalonians 2:7,11
- to touch
- 3:3, 26:11, 1 Corinthians 7:1, 2 Corinthians 6:17
Verse 7
Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.
Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.
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- a prophet
- The word navi, rendered a prophet, not only signifies one who foretell future events, but also an intercessor, instructor. See 1 Sa ch. 10.
- 1 Kings 18:1-46, 1 Corinthians 14:4; The title was also given to men eminent for eloquence and literary abilities: hence Aaron, because he was the spokesman of Moses to the Egyptian king, is called a prophet.; Exodus 4:16, 7:1, 12:1-3, 18:17, 7:1, 1 Chronicles 16:22, Psalms 25:14, 105:9-15, Hebrews 1:1
- pray
- Leviticus 6:4,7, 1 Samuel 7:5,8, 12:19,23, 2 Samuel 24:17, 1 Kings 13:6, 2 Kings 5:11, 19:2-4, Job 42:8, Jeremiah 14:11, 15:1, 27:18, James 5:14-16, 1 John 5:16, Revelation 11:5,6
- surely
- 18, 2:17, 12:17, Job 34:19, Psalms 105:14, Ezekiel 3:18, 33:8,14-16, Hebrews 13:4
- all
- 12:15, Numbers 16:32,33, 2 Samuel 24:17
- 1 Kings 18:1-46, 1 Corinthians 14:4; The title was also given to men eminent for eloquence and literary abilities: hence Aaron, because he was the spokesman of Moses to the Egyptian king, is called a prophet.; Exodus 4:16, 7:1, 12:1-3, 18:17, 7:1, 1 Chronicles 16:22, Psalms 25:14, 105:9-15, Hebrews 1:1
Verse 9
Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.
Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.
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- What hast
- 12:18, 26:10, Exodus 32:21,35, Joshua 7:25, 1 Samuel 26:18,19, Proverbs 28:10
- a great
- 38:24, 39:9, Leviticus 20:10, 2 Samuel 12:5,10,11, Romans 2:11, Hebrews 13:4
- ought
- 34:7, 2 Samuel 13:12, Titus 1:11
Verse 11
And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.
And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.
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- Surely
- 22:12, 42:18, Nehemiah 5:15, Job 1:1, 28:28, Psalms 14:4, 36:1-4, Proverbs 1:7, 2:5, Proverbs 8:13, 16:6, Romans 3:18
- slay
- 12:12, 26:7
Verse 12
And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
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- And yet
- 11:29, 12:13, 1 Thessalonians 5:22
- she is the
- Ebn Batrik, in his annals, among other ancient traditions, has preserved the following: "Terah first married Yona, by whom he had Abraham; afterwards he married Tehevita, by whom he had Sarah."
Verse 13
And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.
And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.
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- God
- 12:1,9,11-20, Acts 7:3-5, Hebrews 11:8
- This
- 1 Samuel 23:21, Psalms 64:5, Acts 5:9
- say
- 12:13
Verse 14
And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.
And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.
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- took
- 11, 12:16
- restored
- 2,7, 12:19,20
Verse 15
And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.
And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.
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- my land
- 13:9, 34:10, 47:6
- where it pleaseth thee
- Heb. as is good in thine eyes.
Verse 16
And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.
And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.
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- thy
- 5, Proverbs 27:5
- thousand
- What these pieces were is not certain; but it is probable they were shekels, as it is so understood by the Targum; and the LXX. render it didrachma, by which the Hebrew shekel is rendered in ch. 23:15, 16.
- behold
- Or, "behold IT (the 1,000 shekels) is to thee," etc.
- 26:11
- a covering
- 24:65
- thus
- 1 Chronicles 21:3-6, Proverbs 9:8,9, 12:1, 25:12, 27:5, Jonah 1:6, Revelation 3:19
Verse 17
So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.
So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.
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- 7, 29:31, 1 Samuel 5:11,12, Ezra 6:10, Job 42:9,10, Proverbs 15:8,29, Isaiah 45:11, Matthew 7:7, 21:22, Acts 3:24, Philippians 4:6, 1 Thessalonians 5:25, James 5:16
Verse 18
For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.
For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.
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- 7, 12:17, 16:2, 30:2, 1 Samuel 1:6, 5:10
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