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Genesis 20:17

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

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

Genesis 20:17 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Genesis 20:17

Theological / Devotional

God healed Abimelech. Had restitution not been made, death would have been the result (see vs. 3, 7). The Hebrew word translated “maidservants” refers to female slaves of the royal harem. A different word is employed in v. 14 to describe the “womenservants” included in the king’s gift to Abraham.

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