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Abraham said about his wife Sarah, "She is my sister." So Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for Sarah and took her.

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But God appeared to Abimelech in a dream at night and said to him, "You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is someone else's wife."

Bad DreamsDreamsDreams, Examples OfNightDeath As PunishmentTransferring WivesDirect Communication Through Dreams

Now Abimelech had not gone near her. He said, "Lord, would you really slaughter an innocent nation?

Punishment, Nature OfAbsence Of SexGod KillingGod Will Kill The PeoplesPlea Of Innocence

Early in the morning Abimelech summoned all his servants. When he told them about all these things, they were terrified.

MorningSuffering, Emotional Aspects OfGiving InformationThose Who Rose EarlyFearing Other People

Abimelech summoned Abraham and said to him, "What have you done to us? What sin did I commit against you that would cause you to bring such great guilt on me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should not be done!"

What Do You Do?Kings SummoningWe Have SinnedWhat Sin?

Then Abimelech asked Abraham, "What prompted you to do this thing?"

What Do You Do?Looking And Seeing

So Abimelech gave sheep, cattle, and male and female servants to Abraham. He also gave his wife Sarah back to him.

SheepOwning LivestockReinstating PeopleGroups Of SlavesPeople Giving Other ThingsPossessing Sheepsarah

Then Abimelech said, "Look, my land is before you; live wherever you please."

Living In The Land

Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, as well as his wife and female slaves so that they were able to have children.

diseasesAnswered PrayerPraying For SinnersPraying For Others

For the Lord had caused infertility to strike every woman in the household of Abimelech because he took Sarah, Abraham's wife.

Barren WomenWombReasons For BarrennessSealing ThingsInfertilitysarah

But Abraham lodged a complaint against Abimelech concerning a well that Abimelech's servants had seized.

Servants, BadWellsDishonesty, Examples Of

"I do not know who has done this thing," Abimelech replied. "Moreover, you did not tell me. I did not hear about it until today."

Those Who Did Not Tell

Abimelech asked Abraham, "What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs that you have set apart?"

Separating AnimalsWhat Is This?

So they made a treaty at Beer Sheba. Then Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, returned to the land of the Philistines.

Individuals going home

There was a famine in the land, subsequent to the earlier famine that occurred in the days of Abraham. Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar.

Famine, Examples OfAppearances Of God In OtTimes Of People

After Isaac had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines happened to look out a window and observed Isaac caressing his wife Rebekah.

Looking Through WindowsAfter A Long TimeSportshugs

So Abimelech summoned Isaac and said, "She is really your wife! Why did you say, 'She is my sister'?" Isaac replied, "Because I thought someone might kill me to get her."

Possibility Of DeathWhy Do You Do This?Transferring Wives

Then Abimelech exclaimed, "What in the world have you done to us? One of the men might easily have had sexual relations with your wife, and you would have brought guilt on us!"

What Do You Do?

So Abimelech commanded all the people, "Whoever touches this man or his wife will surely be put to death."

Touching To HarmDeath Penalty For KillingThe King's Orders

Then Abimelech said to Isaac, "Leave us and go elsewhere, for you have become much more powerful than we are."

Now Abimelech had come to him from Gerar along with Ahuzzah his friend and Phicol the commander of his army.

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His concubine, who lived in Shechem, also gave him a son, whom he named Abimelech.

Now Abimelech son of Jerub-Baal went to Shechem to see his mother's relatives. He said to them and to his mother's entire extended family,

Plotting

His mother's relatives spoke on his behalf to all the leaders of Shechem and reported his proposal. The leaders were drawn to Abimelech; they said, "He is our close relative."

People Following PeopleCitizens

They paid him seventy silver shekels out of the temple of Baal-Berith. Abimelech then used the silver to hire some lawless, dangerous men as his followers.

CoinageHiring

All the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo assembled and then went and made Abimelech king by the oak near the pillar in Shechem.

PillarsObelisksOaksMaking KingsCitizens

"Now, if you have shown loyalty and integrity when you made Abimelech king, if you have done right to Jerub-Baal and his family, if you have properly repaid him --

Performing The Truth

But you have attacked my father's family today. You murdered his seventy legitimate sons on one stone and made Abimelech, the son of his female slave, king over the leaders of Shechem, just because he is your close relative.

ConcubinesIngratitudeBeing Killed By A RockMaking KingsSeventiesKilling Brothers

So if you have shown loyalty and integrity to Jerub-Baal and his family today, then may Abimelech bring you happiness and may you bring him happiness!

Performing The Truth

But if not, may fire blaze from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo! May fire also blaze from the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo and consume Abimelech!"

Burning People

Then Jotham ran away to Beer and lived there to escape from Abimelech his half-brother.

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Abimelech commanded Israel for three years.

Three Years

God sent a spirit to stir up hostility between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem. He made the leaders of Shechem disloyal to Abimelech.

evil, victory overevil, origins ofSpiritsThose Who Deceived

He did this so the violent deaths of Jerub-Baal's seventy sons might be avenged and Abimelech, their half-brother who murdered them, might have to pay for their spilled blood, along with the leaders of Shechem who helped him murder them.

Punishment, Nature OfSeventiesKilling Brothers

The leaders of Shechem rebelled against Abimelech by putting bandits in the hills, who robbed everyone who traveled by on the road. But Abimelech found out about it.

AmbushRobbing PeopleTelling Of Happenings

They went out to the field, harvested their grapes, squeezed out the juice, and celebrated. They came to the temple of their god and ate, drank, and cursed Abimelech.

GluttonyGrapesMerrinessRevelryTreading GrapesUngodly Cursing

Gaal son of Ebed said, "Who is Abimelech and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerub-Baal, and is not Zebul the deputy he appointed? Serve the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem! But why should we serve Abimelech?

AudacityOther Unimportant People

If only these men were under my command, I would get rid of Abimelech!" He challenged Abimelech, "Muster your army and come out for battle!"

Human Authority, Nature Of

He sent messengers to Abimelech, who was in Arumah, reporting, "Beware! Gaal son of Ebed and his brothers are coming to Shechem and inciting the city to rebel against you.

Messengers Sent OutThose Who Deceived

So Abimelech and all his men came up at night and set an ambush outside Shechem -- they divided into four units.

Four Groups

When Gaal son of Ebed came out and stood at the entrance to the city's gate, Abimelech and his men got up from their hiding places.

Standing In The Gateway

Zebul said to him, "Where now are your bragging words, 'Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?' Are these not the men you insulted? Go out now and fight them!"

BraggingBoasting ExcludedOther Unimportant People

So Gaal led the leaders of Shechem out and fought Abimelech.

Fighting One Another

Abimelech chased him, and Gaal ran from him. Many Shechemites fell wounded at the entrance of the gate.

Wounds

Abimelech went back to Arumah; Zebul drove Gaal and his brothers out of Shechem.

The next day the Shechemites came out to the field. When Abimelech heard about it,

Telling Of Movements

Abimelech and his units attacked and blocked the entrance to the city's gate. Two units then attacked all the people in the field and struck them down.

Capturing Gates

Abimelech fought against the city all that day. He captured the city and killed all the people in it. Then he leveled the city and spread salt over it.

ConquestSournesssowing

Abimelech heard that all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem were in one place.

Telling Of Movements

So each of his men also cut off a branch and followed Abimelech. They put the branches against the stronghold and set fire to it. All the people of the Tower of Shechem died -- about a thousand men and women.

A Thousand PeopleBurning CitiesKilling Within IsraelPrivate Rooms

Abimelech moved on to Thebez; he besieged and captured it.

SiegesPeople Attacking Their Own

Abimelech came and attacked the tower. When he approached the entrance of the tower to set it on fire,

Burning Cities

When the Israelites saw that Abimelech was dead, they went home.

Groups going home

God repaid Abimelech for the evil he did to his father by murdering his seventy half-brothers.

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After Abimelech's death, Tola son of Puah, grandson of Dodo, from the tribe of Issachar, rose up to deliver Israel. He lived in Shamir in the Ephraimite hill country.

DefenseRescueTribes Of Israelgrandfathers

Who struck down Abimelech the son of Jerub-Besheth? Didn't a woman throw an upper millstone down on him from the wall so that he died in Thebez? Why did you go so close to the wall?' just say to him, 'Your servant Uriah the Hittite is also dead.'"

MillstonesBeing Killed By A RockKilling Named Individuals

Zadok son of Ahitub and Abimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was scribe;

Written by David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, causing the king to send him away. I will praise the Lord at all times; my mouth will continually praise him.

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