Genesis 20
1NOW Abraham had removed thence into the south country, and made his abode between Kades and Sour, and sojourned among the Gerarites.
2And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. For he was afraid to say, She is my wife, lest the men of the city should kill him on her account. And Abimelech the king of the Gerarites sent and took Sarah.
3And God came to Abimelech in a dream by night and said, Behold thou diest for this woman, whom thou hast taken; for she is the man’s wife.
4Now Abimelech had not touched her. And Abimelech said, O Lord, wilt thou destroy an unknowing and righteous nation?
5Did he not tell me, She is my sister? And did not she say to me, He is my brother? With a pure heart and innocent hands I have done this.
6And God said to him in a dream, I know indeed that with a pure heart thou hast done this, and out of of compassion I withheld thee from sinning against Me. For this cause I suffered thee not to touch her.
7Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet; and he will pray for thee and thou shalt live. But if thou restore not, be assured that thou and all belonging to thee shall die.
8And Abimelech arose early next morning and called all his servants and related all these things in their hearing. And all the men were exceedingly terrified.
9Then Abimelech sent for Abraham and said to him, Why hast thou dealt thus with us? Have we in any respect sinned against thee, that thou shouldst bring upon me and upon my kingdom this great sin? Thou hast done to me what no one should do.
10Moreover Abimelech said to Abraham, What didst thou see that thou shouldst do this?
11And Abraham said, I indeed thought, as there is no worship of God in this place, they will kill me for my wife’s sake.
12And indeed of a truth she is my sister by the same father but not of the same mother, so she became my wife.
13And when God led me out from my father’s house I said to her, Thou wilt do me this kindness. To what place soever we come say of me, He is my brother.
14Then Abimelech took a thousand didrachms and sheep and oxen and men servants and maid servants and gave them to Abraham, and restored to him Sarah his wife.
15And Abimelech said to Abraham, Behold my land is before thee; dwell wherever it may please thee.
16And to Sarah he said, Behold I have given thy brother a thousand didrachms. Let these therefore be for thee to adorn thy countenance and for all the women with thee. Make thou therefore all things hereafter accord with truth.
17Then Abraham prayed to God; and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maid servants and they bore children.
18For the Lord had shut up every womb in Abimelech’s family on account of Sarah the wife of Abraham.