Abimelech Confronts Abraham

Genesis 20:8-13

Avimelekh got up early in the morning, called all his servants and told them these things; and the men became very afraid.

Then Avimelekh called Avraham and said to him, "What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you to cause you to bring on me and my kingdom a great sin? You have done things to me that are just not done."

Avimelekh went on, asking Avraham, "Whatever could have caused you to do such a thing?"

Avraham replied, "It was because I thought, 'There could not possibly be any fear of God in this place, so they will kill me in order to get my wife.'

But she actually is also my sister, the daughter of my father but not the daughter of my mother, and so she became my wife.

When God had me leave my father's house, I told her, 'Do me this favor: wherever we go, say about me, "He is my brother."'"

Abimelech Confronts Abraham

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