Abimelech (King of Gerar)

The first 10 of 23 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

Genesis

• Genesis 20:2

  Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar had Sarah brought to him.

• Genesis 20:3

  One night, however, God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.”

• Genesis 20:4

  Now Abimelech had not gone near her, so he replied, “Lord, would You destroy a nation even though it is innocent?

• Genesis 20:8

  Early the next morning Abimelech got up and summoned all his servants; and when he described to them all that had happened, the men were terrified.

• Genesis 20:9

  Then Abimelech called Abraham and asked, “What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought such tremendous guilt upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should not be done.”

• Genesis 20:10

  Abimelech also asked Abraham, “What prompted you to do such a thing?”

• Genesis 20:14

  So Abimelech brought sheep and cattle, menservants and maidservants, and he gave them to Abraham and restored his wife Sarah to him.

• Genesis 20:15

  And Abimelech said, “Look, my land is before you. Settle wherever you please.”

• Genesis 20:17

  Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maidservants, so that they could again bear children—

• Genesis 20:18

  for on account of Abraham’s wife Sarah, the LORD had completely closed all the wombs in Abimelech’s household.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.