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Genesis 20:16

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And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.

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  1. Genesis 20:14

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

  2. Genesis 20:15

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

  3. Genesis 20:17

    So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.

  4. Genesis 20:18

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

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