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Genesis 20:12

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And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.

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  1. Genesis 20:10

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

  2. Genesis 20:11

    And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.

  3. Genesis 20:13

    And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

  4. Genesis 20:14

    And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.

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