Holy Scripture
Genesis 20:1
A church father on this verse
“We have read from the book of Genesis the story where it is related that after the appearance of the three men, after the destruction of Sodom and the salvation of Lot, either due to his hospitality or because of his kinship to Abraham, "Abraham departed thence," the text says, "to the south" and came to the king of t…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
1And Abraham removed thence to the southern country, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
Modern
Preparing…
Teens
Preparing…
Kids
Preparing…
In context
— Genesis 20:1 —
2And Abraham said concerning Sarah his wife, She is my sister, for he feared to say, She is my wife, lest at any time the men of the city should kill him for her sake. So Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.
3And God came to Abimelech by night in sleep, and said, Behold, thou diest for the woman, whom thou hast taken, whereas she has lived with a husband.