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Now therefore, restore the man's wife; for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you shall live. But if you do not restore her, know that you shall surely die, you and all who are yours."
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So Abimelech rose early in the morning, called all his servants, and told all these things in their hearing; and the men were very much afraid.
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And Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, "What have you done to us? How have I offended you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done."
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Then Abimelech said to Abraham, "What did you have in view, that you have done this thing?"
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And Abraham said, "Because I thought, surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will kill me on account of my wife.
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But indeed she is truly my sister. She is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
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And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said to her, 'This is your kindness that you should do for me: in every place, wherever we go, say of me, "He is my brother." ' "
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Then Abimelech took sheep, oxen, and male and female servants, and gave them to Abraham; and he restored Sarah his wife to him.
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And Abimelech said, "See, my land is before you; dwell where it pleases you."
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Then to Sarah he said, "Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver; indeed this vindicates you before all who are with you and before everybody." Thus she was rebuked.
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So Abraham prayed to God; and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants. Then they bore children;
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for the Lord had closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.