“But it does not seem to me superfluous that mention is made not only of Abim-elech's wife but also of his handmaids, especially in that place that says, "God healed them, and they bore children. For he had closed [their wombs] that they might not bear." So far as we can perceive in such difficult passages, we think na…”
Origen of Alexandria, 3th c. — HOMILIES ON GENESIS 6.3
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17So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.
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15And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.
16And 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.
— Genesis 20:17 —
18For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.