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She was said to be beautiful. As king he had the ability to take a wife as he wanted. Like todays news stories, you would be careful not to enter certain parts of a city for fear of your life. So it was for Abraham. There were stories of men being killed so the wife could be taken. Thus his fear placed Sarah in the predicament of seeming to be free for the taking. As king he had the right to do this with whom he pleased, as long as she was not married. It was only Gods intervention that kept it from happening.
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Why was Abimelech interested in Abraham's wife Sarah in the Bible?
Genesis gives two parallel stories of Abraham where he got tangled up in his deviousness. First he told the Pharaoh that his wife Sarah was his sister, for fear that the Pharaoh would kill him in order to have sex with her (Genesis 12:13), only to be found out and banished from Egypt. Later (Genesis 20:2ff), this time for fear that Abimelech, king of Gerar, would kill him in order to have sex with his by now quite elderly wife (Sarah was now over 90 years old and stricken with age), Abraham again said that Sarah really was his sister. Just as Abraham tried to pass Sarah off as his sister while visiting the palace of Abimelech king of Gerar, so did Isaac, his son, try to pass his wife Rebekah off as his sister to the same king, once again for fear that the king would kill him in order to have sex with her (Genesis 26:6-11). It should be questioned why Abraham and Isaac believed that Egyptians and Gerarites would only attempt to have sex with a woman after killing her husband, and why they would not kill her brother in order to achieve the same ends. It must also have been remarkable that the king and the citizens of Gerar never suspected, nor became annoyed with the Abraham family after two failed attempts to deceive them.
In The Bible who said But if not?
Jotham Jg 9:20 But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
Where is the First healing in the bible?
Strictly speaking, the first healing would be when God closed Adam's side back up after extracting the rib to form Eve. The next after that would be Abimelech and Sarah, Abraham's wife. In the New Testament, Jesus' first mention of healing is in Matthew 4:23, where it says he healed all manner of sicknesses. The first specifically mentioned miraculous healing was the leper in Matthew 8:3.
Who were Sarah's brothers in the Bible?
According to tradition, Lot and Sarah were brother and sister. No other brother of Sarah is mentioned.
What does the word sarah mean?
Sarah means "lady" or "princess"
What king of gerar took Sarah away from Abraham?
Abimelech king of gerar took Sarah away from Abraham. Abimelech thought that Sarah was the sister of Abraham. Abimelech had a dream that night saying that Sarah was the wife of Abraham and that if he didnt riturn her back to her husband Abimelech was going to die. At the end Abimelech king of gerar took back Sarah to Abraham. my name is abimelech i am the king
How old was Sarah when Abimelech took her?
Sarah was taken by Abimelech when she was 90 years old.
How old was Sarah when Abimelech wanted to take her as wife?
She was ninety years old.It was the year she gave birth to Isaac.Read Genesis 17:17.
When was Abimelech - oratorio - created?
Abimelech - oratorio - was created in 1768.
How do you pronounce abimelech?
Abimelech is pronounced ah-bim-uh-lek.
What does the name Abimelech mean?
Abimelech means 'my father is king' in Hebrew.
Who wrongly thought that Abraham's and Isaac's wives were their sisters?
Abimelech, in both cases (Genesis ch.20 and 26).Note that "Abimelech" was a title (like "Pharaoh"), not a personal name. Since many decades passed between the two incidents, it was probably two different "Abimelechs."
Why was Abimelech interested in Isaac's wife?
AnswerThis is called a doublet. Just as Abraham tried to pass Sarah off as his sister while visiting the palace of Abimelech king of Gerar, so did Isaac, his son, try to pass his wife Rebekah off as his sister to the same king, once again for fear that the king would kill him in order to have sex with her (Genesis 26:6-11). It should be questioned why Abraham and Isaac believed that Egyptians and Gerarites would only attempt to have sex with a woman after killing her husband, and why they would not kill her 'brother' in order to achieve the same ends.
Why was Abimelech interested in Abraham's wife Sarah in the Bible?
Genesis gives two parallel stories of Abraham where he got tangled up in his deviousness. First he told the Pharaoh that his wife Sarah was his sister, for fear that the Pharaoh would kill him in order to have sex with her (Genesis 12:13), only to be found out and banished from Egypt. Later (Genesis 20:2ff), this time for fear that Abimelech, king of Gerar, would kill him in order to have sex with his by now quite elderly wife (Sarah was now over 90 years old and stricken with age), Abraham again said that Sarah really was his sister. Just as Abraham tried to pass Sarah off as his sister while visiting the palace of Abimelech king of Gerar, so did Isaac, his son, try to pass his wife Rebekah off as his sister to the same king, once again for fear that the king would kill him in order to have sex with her (Genesis 26:6-11). It should be questioned why Abraham and Isaac believed that Egyptians and Gerarites would only attempt to have sex with a woman after killing her husband, and why they would not kill her brother in order to achieve the same ends. It must also have been remarkable that the king and the citizens of Gerar never suspected, nor became annoyed with the Abraham family after two failed attempts to deceive them.
Who mocked king david when he was running from Absalom?
abimelech
Who is Abimelech?
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Who is abimelech's father?
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