Genesis 20:18

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

Berean Standard Bible

In The King James Version

For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.

In Context

17Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maidservants, so that they could again bear children—

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Cross References

Genesis 16:2So Sarai said to Abram, “Look now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Please go to my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.

Genesis 30:2Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?”

1 Samuel 5:10So they sent the ark of God to Ekron, but as it arrived, the Ekronites cried out, “They have brought us the ark of the God of Israel in order to kill us and our people!”

Matthew Henry on Genesis 20:15-18

14 And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife. 15 And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee. 16 And 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. 17 So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his… Read the whole commentary →

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