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Chapter 20
| Gene | GodsWord | 20:1 | Abraham moved to the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was living in Gerar, | |
| Gene | GodsWord | 20:2 | Abraham told everyone that his wife Sarah was his sister. So King Abimelech of Gerar sent men to take Sarah. | |
| Gene | GodsWord | 20:3 | God came to Abimelech in a dream one night and said to him, "You're going to die because of the woman that you've taken! She's a married woman!" | |
| Gene | GodsWord | 20:4 | Abimelech hadn't come near her, so he asked, "Lord, will you destroy a nation even if it's innocent? | |
| Gene | GodsWord | 20:5 | Didn't he tell me himself, 'She's my sister,' and didn't she even say, 'He's my brother'? I did this in all innocence and with a clear conscience." | |
| Gene | GodsWord | 20:6 | "Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience," God said to him in the dream. "In fact, I kept you from sinning against me. That's why I didn't let you touch her. | |
| Gene | GodsWord | 20:7 | Give the man's wife back to him now, because he's a prophet. He will pray for you, and you will live. But if you don't give her back, you and all who belong to you are doomed to die." | |
| Gene | GodsWord | 20:8 | Early in the morning Abimelech called together all his officials. He told them about all of this, and they were terrified. | |
| Gene | GodsWord | 20:9 | Then Abimelech called for Abraham and asked him, "What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you that you would bring such a serious sin on me and my kingdom? You shouldn't have done this to me." | |
| Gene | GodsWord | 20:11 | Abraham said, "I thought that because there are no God-fearing people in this place, I'd be killed because of my wife. | |
| Gene | GodsWord | 20:12 | Besides, she is my sister--my father's daughter but not my mother's. She is also my wife. | |
| Gene | GodsWord | 20:13 | When God had me leave my father's home and travel around, I said to her, 'Do me a favor: Wherever we go, say that I'm your brother.'" | |
| Gene | GodsWord | 20:14 | Then Abimelech took sheep, cattle, and male and female slaves and gave them to Abraham. He also gave his wife Sarah back to him. | |
| Gene | GodsWord | 20:16 | He said to Sarah, "Don't forget, I've given your brother 25 pounds of silver. This is to silence any criticism against you from everyone with you. You're completely cleared." | |
| Gene | GodsWord | 20:17 | Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female slaves so that they could have children. | |