Geneva Bible Notes (1560): Genesis 20

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¹ ^a Which was toward Egypt.

¹ ^! Abraham dwelleth as a stranger in the land of Gerar.

² ^! Abimelech taketh awaie his wife.

² ^b Abraham had now twise fallen into this faute: suche is mans frailtie.

³ ^! God reproueth the King,

³ ^c So greatly God detesteth the breache of mariage.

⁴ ^d The infideles confessed that God wold not punish but for just occasion: therfore whensoeuer he punisheth, the occasion is just.

⁵ ^f Not thinking to do any man harme.

⁵ ^e As one failing by ignorance, and not doing euil of purpose.

⁶ ^g God by his holie Spirit reteineth them that offend by ignorance, that thei fall not into greater inconuenience.

⁷ ^h That is, one, to whome God reuealeth himself familiarly.

⁷ ⁱ For the prayer of the godlie is of force towards God.

⁸ ^/ Ebr. in their eares.

⁹ ^! And the King, Abraham.

⁹ ^k The wickednes of the King bringeth Gods wrath vpon the whole realme.

¹¹ ^l He sheweth that no honestie can be hoped for, where the feare of God is not.

¹¹ ^! Sarah is restored with great giftes.

¹² ^m By sister, he meaneth his cosin germain, and by daughter, Abrahams nece: for the Ebrews vse these wordes.

¹⁵ ^/ Or, is at thy commandement.

¹⁶ ⁿ Such an head, as with whome thou mayest be preserved from all dangers.

¹⁶ ^o God caused this heathen King to reproue her, because she dissembled, since God had giuen her a husband, as her vaile and defense.

¹⁷ ^! Abraham praieth and the King and his are healed.

¹⁸ ^p Had taken away from them the gift of conceiuing.