Genesis 20:2-3
What is written? (ESV)
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah. But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night and said to him, Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is a man’s wife.
What does it say?
Abraham told people that Sarah was his sister instead of telling them she was his wife. Abimelech, the king of Gerar, sent and took Sarah as his own, but God intervened in a dream to Abimelech by night, telling him that he was as good as dead for taking Sarah, who was someone’s wife.
What is its immediate context?
Following the life of this patriarch since chapter 12, Abraham has been reminded by God a few times about His promise to bless him and provide a son to him and Sarah. His nephew Lot has just been saved from the destruction of Sodom and the other cities (chapter 19).
How Genesis 20:2-3 is applied across Bible answers
Did Abram lie about Sarai?
Abraham never said that Sarah was not his wife. He only shared that she was his sister.
