Gen 20:1-6 - Commentary

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Text -- Genesis 20:1-6 (NET)

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Abraham and Abimelech

20:1 Abraham journeyed from there to the Negev region and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he lived as a temporary resident in Gerar, 20:2 Abraham said about his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for Sarah and took her. 20:3 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.” 20:4 Now Abimelech had not gone near her. He said, “Lord, would you really slaughter an innocent nation? 20:5 Did Abraham not say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ I have done this with a clear conscience and with innocent hands!” 20:6 Then in the dream God replied to him, “Yes, I know that you have done this with a clear conscience. That is why I have kept you from sinning against me and why I did not allow you to touch her.

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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:

· Abimelech priest (Eli Ithamar) of Nob, whom Saul killed; Ahimelech I,a priest, Ahimelech II; son of Abiathar son of Ahimelech I,a man who was part of David's fugitive band; a Hittite

· Abraham a son of Terah; the father of Isaac; ancestor of the Jewish nation.,the son of Terah of Shem

· Gerar a town of Judah 15 km SE of Gaza

· Kadesh an oasis 100 km south of Gaza & 120 km NNW of Ezion-Geber, where Israel made an encampment

· Negeb geographical region: South country

· Sarah the wife of Abraham and the mother of Isaac,daughter of Terah; wife of Abraham

· Shur the wilderness region in the NW part of the Sinai isthmus

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NET Notes: Gen 20:1 Heb “and he sojourned.”

NET Notes: Gen 20:3 Heb “and she is owned by an owner.” The disjunctive clause is causal or explanatory in this case.

NET Notes: Gen 20:4 Apparently Abimelech assumes that God’s judgment will fall on his entire nation. Some, finding the reference to a nation problematic, prefer to ...

NET Notes: Gen 20:5 Heb “with the integrity of my heart.”

NET Notes: Gen 20:6 Heb “therefore.”

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