Abimelech

Scripture references

• Genesis 20:2

  Abimelech the king of Gerar had Sarah brought to him.

• Genesis 20:3

  God visited Abimelech in a dream one night...

• Genesis 20:7

  Now send the man's wife back; for he is a prophet...

• Genesis 20:14

  Abimelech took sheep, cattle, men and women slaves ... and gave him back his wife Sarah.

• Genesis 20:17

  God healed Abimelech, his wife and his slave-girls, so that they could have children.

• Genesis 21:22

  Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, said to Abraham...

• Genesis 21:27

  the two of them made a covenant.

• Genesis 21:31

  there the two of them swore an oath.

• Genesis 26:1

  Isaac went to Abimelech, the Philistine king at Gerar.

• Genesis 26:8

  Abimelech the Philistine king happened to look out of the window and saw Isaac fondling his wife Rebekah.

• Genesis 26:9

  Abimelech summoned Isaac and said to him, 'Surely she must be your wife! How could you have said, "She is my sister"?'

• Genesis 26:11

  Then Abimelech issued this order to all the people: 'Whoever touches this man or his wife will be put to death.'

• Genesis 26:16

  Then Abimelech said to Isaac, 'You must leave us, for you have become much more powerful than we are.'

• Genesis 26:26

  Abimelech came from Gerar to see him, with Ahuzzath his adviser and Phicol the commander of his army.

• Genesis 26:28

  'It became clear to us that Yahweh was with you,' they replied, 'and so we thought, "It is time to have a treaty sworn between us..."'

• Genesis 26:31

  Early next morning, they exchanged oaths. Then Isaac bade them farewell and they left him as friends.