Genesis 20:15-18
Contemporary English Version
15 and told Abraham he could settle anywhere in his country. 16 Then he said to Sarah, “I have given your brother 1,000 pieces of silver as proof to everyone that you have done nothing wrong.”[a]
17-18 Meanwhile, God had kept Abimelech's wife and slaves from having children. But Abraham prayed, and God let them start having children again.
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- 20.16 as proof … wrong: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
Genesis 20:15-18
Contemporary English Version
15 and told Abraham he could settle anywhere in his country. 16 Then he said to Sarah, “I have given your brother 1,000 pieces of silver as proof to everyone that you have done nothing wrong.”[a]
17-18 Meanwhile, God had kept Abimelech's wife and slaves from having children. But Abraham prayed, and God let them start having children again.
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- 20.16 as proof … wrong: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
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