\\INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 20\\
This chapter relates the removal of Abraham to Gerar, \\#Ge 20:1\\; the king of Gerar's taking to him Sarah, whom Abraham had called his sister, \\#Ge 20:2\\; who is rebuked of God for it in a dream, \\#Ge 20:3\\; for which he makes an apology that is admitted, only he is ordered to restore to Abraham his wife, \\#Ge 20:4-7\\; and accordingly early in the morning he called his servants, and acquainted them with what had happened, \\#Ge 20:8\\; and then sent for Abraham, and expressed his resentment at his usage of him, \\#Ge 20:9\\; which Abraham defended as well as he could, \\#Ge 20:10-13\\; the issue of all which was, great kindness was shown to Abraham, and his wife restored to him, though with a reproof to her from the king, \\#Ge 20:14-16\\; upon which Abraham prayed for the healing of Abimelech and his family, in which he was heard and answered, \\#Ge 20:17,18\\.
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