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Verse Genesis 20:16. _AND UNTO SARAH HE SAID_] But _what_ did he say?
Here there is scarcely any agreement among interpreters; the Hebrew is
exceedingly obscure, and every interpreter takes it in his...
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- Abraham in Gerar
2. אבימלך .2 _'ǎbı̂ymelek_, Abimelekh, “father of the
king.”
7. נביא _nābı̂y'_ “prophet,” he who speaks by God, of God,
and to God, who declares to people not merely things futu...
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CHAPTER 20 ABRAHAM IN GERAR
_ 1. Abraham in Gerar (Genesis 20:1)_
2. Second denial of Sarah (Genesis 20:2)
3. God's dealing with Abimelech (Genesis 20:3)
4. Abimelech and Abraham ...
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GENESIS 20. ABRAHAM PASSES OFF SARAH AS HIS SISTER AT GERAR. The first
complete narrative from E. The writer uses Elohim, but P's
characteristics are absent. Phraseology as well as the use of Elohim
i...
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BROTHER. Figure of speech _Irony._
COVERING, &C. Figure of speech _Periphrasis._ App-6. Having called
Abraham her "brother", he uses this beautiful Figure for her husband.
Compare Genesis 24:65; 1 Co...
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_I have given thy brother_ Abimelech emphasizes the word which Sarah
had used (Genesis 20:5), and which freed his conscience from any
blame. By the sarcastic use of the word "brother," Abimelech impli...
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BEHOLD, I HAVE GIVEN THY BROTHER, &C.— There is nothing in the
Hebrew for _pieces,_ and therefore nothing certain can be determined
as to the quantity of this silver. The opinions of expositors are
va...
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PART THIRTY-THREE
THE STORY OF ABRAHAM: SOJOURN IN THE NEGEB
(Genesis 20:1 to Genesis 21:34)
1. _Abraham and Abimelech_ (Genesis 20:1-18)
1 And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the land of the
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_AND UNTO SARAH HE SAID, BEHOLD, I HAVE GIVEN THY BROTHER A THOUSAND
PIECES OF SILVER: BEHOLD, HE IS TO THEE A COVERING OF THE EYES, UNTO
ALL THAT ARE WITH THEE, AND WITH ALL OTHER: THUS SHE WAS REPRO...
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20:16 reproved. (a-42) Or 'the matter has been set right,' or 'thou
art set right' -- each of these senses is possible....
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ABRAHAM AT GERAR
1. Abraham leaves Mamre (Hebron) for Gerar, SW. of Philistia. It seems
from Genesis 21:34 that he remained in that district for some years....
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THY BROTHER] ironical. BEHOLD, HE IS, etc.] RV 'Behold, it is for thee
a covering of the eyes to all that are with thee; and in respect of
all' (MG or, 'before all men') 'thou art righted.' Apparently...
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GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE
GENESIS
_ALUN OWEN_
CHAPTER 20
ABIMELECH TAKES SARAH
V1 Abraham travelled away from the big trees at Mamre. He went toward
the region that is called the Negeb. He lived betw...
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A THOUSAND PIECES OF SILVER. — Heb., _a thousand of silver._ This
was the total value of Abimelech’s present, and not an additional
gift. A thousand shekels would be about £125, a large sum at a time...
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ABRAHAM AGAIN DENIES HIS WIFE
Genesis 20:1
It is wonderful that Abraham should fall like this. He had walked with
God for so many years, and experienced so many deliverances, that we
should have expe...
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Once again we have to face Abraham's deflection from faith. We see him
journeying south to Gerar. This was the center of a race of men who,
having driven out the original possessors of the land, were...
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WHEN ABRAHAM FAILED TO TRUST GOD
A book that only claimed to be from God would not record the failings
of a great man like Abraham. since the Bible is from God, it tells us
of a second time Abraham fa...
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And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand
[pieces] of silver: behold, he [is] to thee a (n) covering of the
eyes, unto all that [are] with thee, and with all [other]: (o) thu...
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_Thy brother, as thou hast agreed to call thy husband. --- Pieces, or
sicles of silver, worth a little above 2s. 3d. each; total \'a3113
sterling. --- A covering, or veil, to shew thou art married, an...
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And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand
pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto
all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reprov...
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We have had hitherto God's account of that which He had made; then the
trial and utter ruin of the creature, with the revelation of divine
mercy in Christ the Lord. We have had in fine the judgment of...
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16._He is to thee a covering of the eyes_. Because there is, in these
words, some obscurity, the passage is variously explained. The
beginning of the verse is free from difficulty. For when Abimelech...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 20 AND 21.
In Chapter s 20, 21 we have the question of the heir and of the path
of faith in another point of view. Abraham denies his relationship
with his wi...
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AND UNTO SARAH HE SAID, BEHOLD, I HAVE GIVEN THY BROTHER A THOUSAND
[PIECES] OF SILVER,.... Or shekels of silver, as the Targums of
Jonathan and Jerusalem, which, if two shillings and sixpence of our...
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And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand
[pieces] of silver: behold, he [is] to thee a covering of the eyes,
unto all that [are] with thee, and with all [other]: thus she wa...
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_He_, or _this, is to thee a covering of the eyes_ For the words may
be expounded either of the money given to Abraham to buy a veil for
the covering of her face, and to be worn in token of her subjec...
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1 Abraham soiourneth at Gerar,
2 denieth his wife, and loseth her.
3 Abimelech is reproued for her in a dreame.
9 He rebuketh Abraham,
14 restoreth Sarah,
16 and reprooueth her.
17 Hee is healed...
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But unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand
pieces of silver; behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes unto
all that are with thee and with all other. Thus she was reproved...
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The Plague Removed from Abimelech...
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EIGHTH SECTION
_Abraham and Abimelech of Gerar. His and Sarah’s renewed exposure
through his human, calculating prudence, as formerly in Egypt before
Pharaoh. The Divine preservation. Abraham’s inter...
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ABRAHAM EXPOSED AND REPROVED
Now we return to Abraham's history. He journeyed toward the south,
which is typical of pleasant circumstances, but nearly always having
danger in it. He dwelt between Kade...
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14-18 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. Agreements to deceive generally end in shame a...
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THY BROTHER; a sharp rebuke and irony: q.d. he whom thou didst miscall
thy brother. A THOUSAND PIECES OF SILVER, to wit, shekels, which is
commonly understood when a sum of silver or gold is indefinit...
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We have two distinct points in this chapter: first, the moral
degradation to which the child of God sometimes subjects himself, in
the view of the world; and, secondly, the moral dignity which _
alway...
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Genesis 20:16 Sarah H8283 said H559 (H8804) given H5414 (H8804)
brother H251 thousand H505 silver H3701 vindicates...
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ABRAHAM AND ABIMELECH (GENESIS 20:1).
Genesis 20:1
‘And Abraham journeyed from there towards the land of the South, and
dwelt between Kadesh and Shur, and he sojourned in Gerar.'
He had been establ...
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CONTENTS: Abraham's lapse at Gerar. Lying to Abimelech about his wife.
CHARACTERS: Abraham, Sarah, Abimelech.
CONCLUSION: Sin has many tools but a lie is a handle that fits them
all. If the truth is...
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Genesis 20:1 , _Gerar,_ in the tribe of Simeon, then a royal
residence. Abimelech was the common name of the kings that reigned
there.
Genesis 20:2. _She is my sister._ It is not said whether Sarah wa...
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 20:1 King Abimelech takes Sarah into his
harem, which seems to put at risk God’s promise that Sarah will bear
Abraham a son.
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 20:14 Abimelech’s generosity and innocence
contrast sharply with Abraham’s deception. The king’s actions
publicly affirm that he has not acted inappropriately toward Sarah....
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Genesis 20:8. Servants.] Court officers—his counsellors. (1 Kings
1:2; 1 Kings 10:5; 2 Kings 6:8.)...
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EXPOSITION
GENESIS 20:1
AND ABRAHAM JOURNEYED (_vide_ Genesis 12:9) FROM THENCE. Mamre
(Genesis 18:1). In search of pasture, as on a previous occasion
(Keil);
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Abraham journeyed from there toward the south country, and dwelled
between Kadesh and Shur, and he sojourned in Gerar (Genesis 20:1).
So Abraham was living in the area of Hebron, but now he is still s...
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thy. Genesis 20:5 Proverbs 27:5 thousand. behold. Genesis 26:11 a
covering. Genesis 24:65 thus....
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Thy brother is to thee a covering of the eyes — Thou must look at no
other, nor desire to be looked at by any other. Yoke — fellows must
be to each other for a covering of the eyes. The marriage — cov...
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GENESIS 21:32; GENESIS 21:34 — Did the Bible mistakenly place the
Philistines in Palestine at the time of Abraham?
PROBLEM: The earliest allusion to Philistines by Palestinian or
Egyptian sources is...