God sends abimelech a dream in which he tells the king to return the married woman sarah or his life is forfeit. The fact that sarah was abrahams half sister genesis 20. This book repeats that there were two abimelechs, a father and son. And abraham said of sarah his wife, she is my sister. A chapter by chapter and verse by verse study of genesis taught by pastor paul leboutillier of calvary chapel ontario, oregon. Abimelech oratorio wifesister narratives in the book of genesis. Nevertheless, he viewed the taking of a mans wife as sin, and one of great consequence. God sends abimelech a dream in which he tells the king to return. Bible verses about abimelech 61 passages king james. Abimelech also gives pieces of silver to abraham to reprove sarah by a covering of the eyes. This occurrs when abimelech is being instructed by god regarding sarah, that he is to return her to abraham however, abraham is chronologically not the first person the bible shows prophesying. Web kjv jps asv bbe dby wbs ylt nas niv genesis 26. Abimelech was most prominently the name of a polytheistic king of gerar who is mentioned in two of the three wifesister narratives in genesis, in connection with both abraham chap. Then abimelech had been told that he was as good as dead genesis 20.
However, abraham is chronologically not the first person the bible shows prophesying. God did this because abimelech had taken sarah, abrahams wife. Abimelech, the king of gerar, reappears in todays passage in order to seal a covenant that will prove to be very significant in the lords plan of redemption. The curse that jotham the youngest son of gideon spoke to abimelech came about when god sent an evil spirit on abimelech and the people of shechem. Greek name genesis origination author moses date from 4004 to 1635 bc approximately theme the founding of the hebrew nation types and shadows in genesis jesus is the seed of the woman. Abimelech was the name of multiple philistine kings mentioned in the hebrew bible.
Abimelech, satrap of gaza is a character baritone in saintsaens opera samson and delilah weimar, 1877 abimelech oratorio wifesister narratives in the book of genesis. Old history consisting of creation of heavens and earth and then fall of adam till flood of noah and second part which mainly consists of the history records of four great human beings 1 abraham chapter 1225, 2 isaac chapter 25, 3 jacob chapter 2550 and 4. But abraham prayed to god, and god healed abimelech, his wife, and his servant girls. Wifesister narratives in the book of genesis wikipedia. While sojourning at gerar, the city of abimelech, king of the philistine country, he made believe that sarah was his sister genesis 20. The father of the faithful journeyed to gerar, a south country where he was entertained by the local king named abimelech. He expostulates with god, who answers and commands him to restore sarah, genesis 20. How many different men named abimelech are there in the bible. The scroll has a beautiful deep red colour like very old scrolls that come from yemen. Genesis 26, international childrens bible icb the bible app.
This sequence of events is suspiciously similar to those in genesis 12, involving pharoah in that instance. A summary and brief commentary on important aspects of these stories from the book of judges, by dr. This league was the first of which we have any record. Genesis 20 nkjv abraham and abimelech and abraham bible. Abimelech, the king of the philistines, lived in the city of gerar and he reigned as king for a long time. Abimelech cornered the leaders of the city in a tower and came near with the intention of burning the tower with fire. Abimelech being curious about sarah had her brought to his home, since. Show the path from just southwest of beersheba, going to gerar. After leading shechem for three years, a conspiracy arose against abimelech. Abimelech king of gerar amazing bible timeline with. Abimelech was then proclaimed king, but jehovah allowed a bad spirit to develop between the shechemites and their new king, in order to avenge the bloodguilt of all those connected with the conspiracy.
Torah scroll bible from the book of genesis genesis 20 abraham and abimelech. He lied twice about sarah being his wife, first to pharaoh genesis 12 and then to abimelech genesis 20. Abraham plays a trick on abimelech by saying his wife sarah is his sister. Abraham then prays for abimelech and the king and his wife and concubines are able to conceive children. This abimelech, according to the story, came to sarahs funeral.
Contextual overview 14 and abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto abraham, and restored him sarah his wife. Hes more of an in between who s overshadowed by abraham before him and jacob after him. Introducing abraham and abimelech inspired by the book of genesis. Abimelech was really more noble in this incident than abraham, which means that abimelechs old adamic nature was more pleasant than abrahams old nature. Isaacs birth progresses yahwehs promise toward its goal. In contrast to the positive lead of his father, abimelech focused on his own personal gain, hurting many in the process. Abimelech king of gerar amazing bible timeline with world. He sought to rule over shechem by killing all other sons of gideon, who were all slain except for gideons youngest son, jotham. He reigned in the time of isaac and was probably the son of the preceeding king abimelech known to his father abraham genesis 26.
This story provides a second look at abrahams betrayal of his wife sarah see 12. Old history consisting of creation of heavens and earth and then fall of adam till flood of noah and second part which mainly consists of the history records of four great human beings 1 abraham chapter 1225, 2 isaac chapter 25, 3 jacob chapter 2550 and 4 joseph chapter 3050. As abraham had schemed to protect himself from the. Abimelech was a son of gideon, the king of israel, and his concubine from shechem. Genesis 2021 abraham and abimelech the birth of isaac. Genesis is the first book of the law of moses, or torah, which consists of the first five books of the bible. This deep colour is due to the process used in making the scroll, this process ages to a deeper colour over the centuries. Send to the book of genesis chapter 20 to a loved one. Mar 09, 2018 the story of abimelech presents a malevolent example of a leader. Sep 16, 2014 he also condoned that he had not lied, yet indeed she is my sister. He also condoned that he had not lied, yet indeed she is my sister. Abimelech said, one of the people could easily have slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us. His name can best be interpreted as my father is king, claiming the inherited right to rule. Isaac resided as a foreigner in the philistine territory and around the city of gerar for a long time and would have had to meet king abimelech many times.
Abimelech international standard bible encyclopedia. Abimelech protests that he had no idea or he would not. This abimelech is not the same abimelech who was the king of gerar in genesis 20. Aug 09, 2014 a summary and brief commentary on important aspects of these stories from the book of judges, by dr. Aug 22, 20 this book repeats that there were two abimelechs, a father and son. This occurrs when abimelech is being instructed by god regarding sarah, that he is to return her to abraham. Abimelech, the king of gerar, reappears in todays passage in order to seal a covenant that will prove to be very significant in the lords plan. Noah, abraham, isaac, jacob, even pagan people like king abimelech in genesis 20. Genesis 20 new king james version nkjv abraham and abimelech.
It was confirmed by a mutual oath at beersheba genesis 21. Civil war broke out, leading to a battle at a town called thebez judges 9. Then abimelech king of gerar sent for sarah and took her. Genesis 2021 nkjv abraham and abimelech bible gateway. Abimelechs name means, fatherleader of a king, or my fatherleader, the king. This is the first mention of a prophet in the bible. Thankfully, abimelech realizes whats going on, confronts abraham about his lie, and returns sarah without touching her. This was besides the time of hunger that happened during abrahams life. Like before, she is taken by the king of the land, a man named abimelech. Genesis 2021 new king james version nkjv abraham and abimelech. Abimelech also spelled abimelek, one of gideons sons, served as a judge of israel following the judgeship of gideon.
I was the one who did not allow you to sleep with her. Welcome to genesis chapter 20 summary, and this chapter is about abrahams journeys. Even pharaoh in egypt was given a dream in order to advance gods plan to reach out to men. The same name is applied to the king of gerar during isaacs sojourn there genesis 26. Bible is the headstrong and murderous son of gideon in the book of judges. While staying in gerar, 2 abraham said of his wife sarah, she is my sister, and abimelech the king of gerar had sarah brought to him. During the period of the judges, abimelech became the ruler of shechem through the support of his mothers family and the local oligarchy the lords of shechem. The 10 dreams of genesis ten is a big number in judaism. By an interposition of providence, sarah was delivered from his harem, and. At any rate, abimelech maintained close ties with the israelites, since he ruled not judged over israel three. And abimelech king of gerar sent and took sarah 3 but god came to abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, indeed you are a dead man because of the. To make things worse, isaac doesnt really get to be the star of many episodes. After the story proceeded pretty much as it did in genesis, plus a few more angels and other elaborations, the two men part but they remained friends. Isaac went to abimelech, king of the philistines, in the city of gerar.
Everyone knows about the 10 commandments, but god also created the world with 10 ineffable statements. He commanded by force, murdered his opposition, and led in such a manner that even his subjects sought to overthrow him. There is no sword hanging proverbially over the head of abimelech here. But god came to abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken. There are seven periods of creation recorded in the beginning of genesis.
Hes more of an inbetween whos overshadowed by abraham before him and jacob after him. It is quite possible that abimelech was the royal title rather than the personal name, since in the title of psalms 34 we find it applied to. The philistine king of gerar in the time of abraham genesis 20. Although each of these has been translated as a day, the hebrew word is yom which simply means a period of time with a beginning and an ending. Abimelech of avimelech, vaderleider van een koning. Jan 02, 2020 for example, the king of gerar who took sarah into his harem is called abimelech in genesis 20. This very last scene points up the difference between a christian and a moral nonchristian. The bible does not count abimelech among the judges. The parchment has a beautiful, aged colour and the letters are still easy to read. For example, the king of gerar who took sarah into his harem is called abimelech in genesis 20. Jan 02, 2020 abimelech then became king of shechem verse 6. Abimelech quickly crushed it, captured and destroyed the city of shechem, and sowed it with salt.
The king of gath before whom david played the madman is also called abimelech in the title of psalm 34. Abimelech seemed to regard marital purity higher than isaac did. May 24, 2017 a chapter by chapter and verse by verse study of genesis taught by pastor paul leboutillier of calvary chapel ontario, oregon. There, he continues the charade of egypt, telling others the beautiful sarah is his sister, not his wife. Genesis part two time line for genesis part one resources the book of genesis. Abimelech then became the king of shechem, ruling for three years before a conspiracy arose against him. The placing of his story in the book of judges is apparently due to its connection with the traditions about the house of gideon.