20 And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.

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Abraham and Abimelek(A)

20 Now Abraham moved on from there(B) into the region of the Negev(C) and lived between Kadesh(D) and Shur.(E) For a while(F) he stayed in Gerar,(G)

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And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:

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So Isaac stayed in Gerar.(A)

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26 And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.

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Isaac and Abimelek(A)

26 Now there was a famine in the land(B)—besides the previous famine in Abraham’s time—and Isaac went to Abimelek king of the Philistines(C) in Gerar.(D)

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The voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness; the Lord shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.

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The voice of the Lord shakes the desert;
    the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh.(A)

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13 And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the Lord, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.

14 And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the Lord came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them.

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13 and Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar.(A) Such a great number of Cushites fell that they could not recover; they were crushed(B) before the Lord and his forces. The men of Judah carried off a large amount of plunder.(C) 14 They destroyed all the villages around Gerar, for the terror(D) of the Lord had fallen on them. They looted all these villages, since there was much plunder there.

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18 And the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

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The Three Visitors

18 The Lord appeared to Abraham(A) near the great trees of Mamre(B) while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent(C) in the heat of the day.

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And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt.

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Then Saul attacked the Amalekites(A) all the way from Havilah to Shur,(B) near the eastern border of Egypt.

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51 Because ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of MeribahKadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Israel.

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51 This is because both of you broke faith with me in the presence of the Israelites at the waters of Meribah Kadesh(A) in the Desert of Zin(B) and because you did not uphold my holiness among the Israelites.(C)

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19 And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the Lord our God commanded us; and we came to Kadeshbarnea.

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Spies Sent Out

19 Then, as the Lord our God commanded us, we set out from Horeb and went toward the hill country of the Amorites(A) through all that vast and dreadful wilderness(B) that you have seen, and so we reached Kadesh Barnea.(C)

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16 And when we cried unto the Lord, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border:

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16 but when we cried out to the Lord, he heard our cry(A) and sent an angel(B) and brought us out of Egypt.(C)

“Now we are here at Kadesh, a town on the edge of your territory.(D)

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26 And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land.

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Report on the Exploration

26 They came back to Moses and Aaron and the whole Israelite community at Kadesh(A) in the Desert of Paran.(B) There they reported to them(C) and to the whole assembly and showed them the fruit of the land.(D)

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26 Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.

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26 Meanwhile, Abimelek had come to him from Gerar, with Ahuzzath his personal adviser and Phicol the commander of his forces.(A)

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20 And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.

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20 But the herders of Gerar quarreled(A) with those of Isaac and said, “The water is ours!”(B) So he named the well Esek,[a] because they disputed with him.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 26:20 Esek means dispute.