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20:1  Abraham moved to the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was living in Gerar,
20:2  Abraham told everyone that his wife Sarah was his sister. So King Abimelech of Gerar sent men to take Sarah.
20:3  God came to Abimelech in a dream one night and said to him, "You're going to die because of the woman that you've taken! She's a married woman!"
20:4  Abimelech hadn't come near her, so he asked, "Lord, will you destroy a nation even if it's innocent?
20:5  Didn't he tell me himself, 'She's my sister,' and didn't she even say, 'He's my brother'? I did this in all innocence and with a clear conscience."
20:6  "Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience," God said to him in the dream. "In fact, I kept you from sinning against me. That's why I didn't let you touch her.
20:7  Give the man's wife back to him now, because he's a prophet. He will pray for you, and you will live. But if you don't give her back, you and all who belong to you are doomed to die."
20:8  Early in the morning Abimelech called together all his officials. He told them about all of this, and they were terrified.
20:9  Then Abimelech called for Abraham and asked him, "What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you that you would bring such a serious sin on me and my kingdom? You shouldn't have done this to me."
20:10  Abimelech also asked Abraham, "What were you thinking when you did this?"
20:11  Abraham said, "I thought that because there are no God-fearing people in this place, I'd be killed because of my wife.
20:12  Besides, she is my sister-my father's daughter but not my mother's. She is also my wife.
20:13  When God had me leave my father's home and travel around, I said to her, 'Do me a favor: Wherever we go, say that I'm your brother.'"
20:14  Then Abimelech took sheep, cattle, and male and female slaves and gave them to Abraham. He also gave his wife Sarah back to him.
20:15  Abimelech said, "Look, here's my land. Live anywhere you like."
20:16  He said to Sarah, "Don't forget, I've given your brother 25 pounds of silver. This is to silence any criticism against you from everyone with you. You're completely cleared."
20:17  Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female slaves so that they could have children.
20:18  (The LORD had made it impossible for any woman in Abimelech's household to have children because of Abraham's wife Sarah.)