2 Now Abraham said of Sarah his wife, Gen. 12:11–13; 26:7"She is my sister." And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and Gen. 12:15took Sarah.
9 And Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, "What have you done to us? How have I offended you, Gen. 26:10; 39:9; Ex. 32:21; Josh. 7:25that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me Gen. 34:7that ought not to be done." 10 Then Abimelech said to Abraham, "What did you have in view, that you have done this thing?"
11 And Abraham said, "Because I thought, surely Gen. 42:18; Neh. 5:15; Ps. 36:1; Prov. 16:6the fear of God is not in this place; and Gen. 12:12; 26:7they will kill me on account of my wife. 12 But indeed Gen. 11:29sheis truly my sister. She is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife. 13 And it came to pass, when Gen. 12:1–9, 11; (Heb. 11:8)God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said to her, ‘This is your kindness that you should do for me: in every place, wherever we go, Gen. 12:13; 20:5say of me, "He is my brother." ’ "