Genesis 20:17

And so Abraham prayde vnto God and God healed Abimeleh and his wyfe and hys maydens so that they bare.

William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)

In The King James Version

So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.

In Context

16And vnto Sara he sayde: Se I haue geuen thy brother a thousande peeces of syluer beholde he shall be a couerynge to thyne eyes vnto all that ar with the and vnto all men and an excuse.

18For the LORde had closed to all the matryces of the house of Abimelech because of Sara Abrahams wyfe.

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Cross References

Genesis 12:17But God plaged Pharao and his house wyth grete plages because of Sarai Abrams wyfe.

Genesis 29:31When the LORde sawe that Lea was despised he made her frutefull: but Rahel was baren.

Matthew 21:22And whatsoever ye shall axe in prayer (if ye beleve) ye shall receave it.

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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