Genesis 20:12
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And yet indeed she is my sister,.... In the same sense as Lot was his brother; for she was sister to Lot, and both were…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 20:1-18
- Abraham in Gerar 2. אבימלך .2 'ǎbı̂ymelek, Abimelekh, “father of the king.” 7. נביא nābı̂y' “prophet,” he who speaks…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
She is my sister - I have not told a lie; I have suppressed only a part of the truth. In this place it may be proper to…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 20:8-13
Abimelech, being thus warned of God in a dream, takes the warning, and, as one truly afraid of sin and its consequences,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
she is indeed my sister See Gen 11:29; Gen 12:19. The marriage with a half-sister was evidently permitted in David's…