Genesis 20:2
“And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, she is my sister,.... This he gave out in all conversation he came into, and said it…
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 - See the parallel account, Genesis 12 (note), and the notes there. Sarah was now about ninety years of…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 20:1-2
Here is, 1. Abraham's removal from Mamre, where he had lived nearly twenty years, into the country of the Philistines:…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
She is my sister See notes on Gen 12:13. It seems almost incredible that, after the event recorded in Gen 12:13-20,…
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