And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, because of the woman whom thou hast taken. For she is a man's wife.

Now Abimelech had not come near her. And he said, Lord, wilt thou slay even a righteous nation?

And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. And the men were sore afraid.

Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? And wherein have I sinned against thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? Thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.

And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?

And Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and men-servants and women-servants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.

And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee. Dwell where it pleaseth thee.

And Abraham prayed unto God. And God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants. And they bare children.

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

And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest.

And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of the well of water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.

And Abimelech said, I know not who hath done this thing. Neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to-day.

And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech. And they two made a covenant.

And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?

So they made a covenant at Beer-sheba. And Abimelech rose up, and Phicol the captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.

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

And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.

And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife. And how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die because of her.

And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? One of the people might easily have lain with thy wife, and thou wouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.

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

And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us. For thou art much mightier than we.

Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phicol the captain of his host.