Genesis 20:5
Did Abraham not himself say to me, ‘She is my sister?’ And even she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ I acted innocently and in good faith.”
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4But Abimelech had not come near her; so he said, Lord, will you slay an innocent people?
Cross References
Joshua 22:22“The Mighty One, God, the Lord, the Mighty One, God, the Lord, knows well, and Israel will know, if we were rebels or broke faith (if we did, do not spare us!)
Psalms 7:9Put an end to the wrong of the wicked, protect the righteous. Searcher of hearts and minds, righteous God.
Psalms 25:21May integrity and innocence preserve me, for I wait for you, O Lord.
Psalms 73:13Yes, in vain have I kept my heart pure, and washed my hands in innocence;
Matthew Henry on Genesis 20:4-8
3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife. 4 But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord , wilt thou slay also a righteous nation? 5 Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this. 6 And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy… Read the whole commentary →