For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.
What does Genesis 20:18 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
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Keep this verse inside Genesis 20:17-18 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
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Glossary
- Abimelech Person
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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 ).
- Sarah Person
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Princess, the wife and at the same time the half-sister of Abraham ( Gen. 11:29 ; 20:12 ). This name was given to her at the time that it was announced to Abraham that she should be the mother of the promised child.