Genesis 20:16
To Sarah he said, “Look, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. It is to cover any offense against you in the eyes of all that are with you, and before everyone, you are completely made right.”
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15Abimelech said, “Look, my land is before you. Settle wherever it pleases you.”
Cross References
Genesis 20:5Did he not himself say to me, 'She is my sister?' Even she herself said, 'He is my brother.' I have done this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands.”
Genesis 26:11So Abimelech warned all the people and said, “Whoever touches this man or his wife will surely be put to death.”
Proverbs 9:8Do not reprove a mocker, or he will hate you; 1 reprove a wise man, and he will love you. 1
Proverbs 25:12A gold ring or jewelry made of fine gold 1 is a wise rebuke to a listening ear. 1
Jonah 1:6So the captain came to him and said to him, “What are you doing sleeping? Get up! Call upon your god! Maybe your god will notice us and we will not perish.”
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 →