Lux Domini
And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.

What does Genesis 20:15 mean?

We often trouble ourselves, and even are led into temptation and sin, by groundless suspicions; and find the fear of God where we expected it not.

Key themes

HopeAnxiety and fearSuffering and trialsCreation

Read with

Keep this verse inside Genesis 20:14-16 and alongside a few nearby related passages.

Glossary

Abimelech Person

My father a king, or father of a king, a common name of the Philistine kings, as “Pharaoh” was of the Egyptian kings. (1. ) The Philistine king of Gerar in the time of Abraham ( Gen. 20:1-18 ).