Genesis 20:4
“But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
But Abimelech had not come near her,.... Sarah had been put into an apartment in his palace, and not yet admitted into…
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…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 20:3-7
It appears by this that God revealed himself by dreams (which evidenced themselves to be divine and supernatural) not…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
a righteous nation Abimelech appeals to the instinct of justice, that God will not punish the innocent, as if they were…
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