Genesis 20:6

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Summary

And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.

Withheld

Sinning

2 Thessalonians 2:7

To touch

Bible References

Withheld

For the Lord had closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

and your father has deceived me and changed my wages ten times. But God did not allow him to hurt me.

And they moved. And the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.

For I will cast out the nations before you and enlarge your borders. Neither shall any man desire your land when you shall go up to appear before Jehovah your God three times in the year.

And now, my lord, as Jehovah lives and as your soul lives, since Jehovah has withheld you from coming to shed blood, and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now let your enemies, and those that seek to do evil to my lord, be as Nabal.

For Jehovah God is a sun and shield; Jehovah will give grace and glory; no good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.

The king's heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He will.

Therefore behold, I will hedge your way with thorns, and wall up her wall, that she shall not find her paths.

Sinning

There is none greater in this house than I. Neither has he kept back anything from me except you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

If a soul sins, and acts unfaithfully against Jehovah, and lies to his neighbor as to a deposit-- or as to security, or by robbery, or has extorted his neighbor,

Against You, You only, have I sinned, and done evil in Your sight; that You might be justified when You speak, and be clear when You judge.

So I gave them up to the stubbornness of their own hearts; and they walked in their own conceits.

For the mystery of lawlessness is already working, only he is now holding back until it comes out of the midst.

To touch

But of the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, You shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.

And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that touches this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.

Now concerning what you wrote to me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

Therefore come out from among them and be separated, says the Lord, and do not touch the unclean thing. And I will receive you