Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, by R.A. Torrey, [ca. 1880], at sacred-texts.com
Genesis Chapter 20
Overview
Gen 20:1, Abraham sojourns at Gerar; Gen 20:2, Denies his wife, who is taken by Abimelech; Gen 20:3, Abimelech is reproved for her in a dream; Gen 20:9, He rebukes Abraham; Gen 20:14, Restores Sarah; Gen 20:16, and reproves her; Gen 20:17, Abimelech and his family are healed at Abraham's prayer.
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from: Gen 13:1, Gen 18:1, Gen 24:62
Kadesh: Gen 14:7, Gen 16:1, Gen 16:7, Gen 16:14; Num 13:26, Num 20:16; Deu 1:19, Deu 32:51; Sa1 15:7; Psa 29:8
Gerar: Gerar was a city of Arabia Petrea, under a king of the Philistines, 25 miles from Eleutheropolis beyond Daroma, in the south of Judah. From Gen 10:19, it appears to have been situated in the angle where the south and west sides of Canaan met, and to have been not far from Gaza. Jerome, in his Hebrew Traditions on Genesis, says, from Gerar to Jerusalem was three days' journey. There was a wood near Gerar, spoken of by Theodoret; and a brook (Gen 26:26), on which was a monastery, noticed by Sozomen. Gen 10:19, Gen 26:1, Gen 26:6, Gen 26:20, Gen 26:26; Ch2 14:13, Ch2 14:14
said: Gen 12:11-13, Gen 26:7; Ch2 19:2, Ch2 20:37, Ch2 32:31; Pro 24:16; Ecc 7:20; Gal 2:11, Gal 2:12; Eph 4:25; Col 3:9
Abimelech: Gen 12:15, Gen 26:1, Gen 26:16
a dream: Gen 28:12, Gen 31:24, Gen 37:5, Gen 37:9, Gen 40:8, 41:1-36; Job 4:12, Job 4:13, Job 33:15; Mat 1:20; Mat 2:12, Mat 2:13, Mat 27:19
a dead: Gen 20:7; Psa 105:14; Eze 33:14, Eze 33:15; Jon 3:4
a man's wife: Heb. married to an husband
wilt: Gen 20:17, Gen 20:18, Gen 18:23-25, Gen 19:24; Sa2 4:11; Ch1 21:17
in the integrity: or, simplicity, or sincerity, Jos 22:22; Kg1 9:4; Kg2 20:3; Ch1 29:17; Psa 7:8, Psa 25:21, Psa 78:72; Pro 11:3, Pro 20:7; Co2 1:12; Th1 2:10; Ti1 1:13
and innocency: Job 33:9; Psa 24:4, Psa 26:6, Psa 73:13; Dan 6:22
withheld: Gen 20:18, Gen 31:7, Gen 35:5; Exo 34:24; Sa1 25:26, Sa1 25:34; Psa 84:11; Pro 21:1; Hos 2:6, Hos 2:7
sinning: Gen 39:9; Lev 6:2; Psa 51:4, Psa 81:12; Th2 2:7, Th2 2:11
to touch: Gen 3:3, Gen 26:11; Co1 7:1; Co2 6:17
a prophet: The word navi, rendered a prophet, not only signifies one who foretell future events, but also an intercessor, instructor. See note on Sa1 10:1; see note on 1Kings 18:1-46; and see note on Co1 14:4. The title was also given to men eminent for eloquence and literary abilities. Hence Aaron, because he was the spokesman of Moses to the Egyptian king, is called a prophet. Exo 4:16, Exo 7:1, Exo 12:1-3, Exo 18:17, Exo 7:1; Ch1 16:22; Psa 25:14, Psa 105:9-15; Heb 1:1
pray: Lev 6:4, Lev 6:7; Sa1 7:5, Sa1 7:8, Sa1 12:19, Sa1 12:23; Sa2 24:17; Kg1 13:6; Kg2 5:11, Kg2 19:2-4; Job 42:8; Jer 14:11, Jer 15:1, Jer 27:18; Jam 5:14-16; Jo1 5:16; Rev 11:5, Rev 11:6
surely: Gen 20:18, Gen 2:17, Gen 12:17; Job 34:19; Psa 105:14; Eze 3:18, Eze 33:8, Eze 33:14-16; Heb 13:4
all: Gen 12:15; Num 16:32, Num 16:33; Sa2 24:17
What hast: Gen 12:18, Gen 26:10; Exo 32:21, Exo 32:35; Jos 7:25; Sa1 26:18, Sa1 26:19; Pro 28:10
a great: Gen 38:24, Gen 39:9; Lev 20:10; Sa2 12:5, Sa2 12:10, Sa2 12:11; Rom 2:11; Heb 13:4
ought: Gen 34:7; Sa2 13:12; Tit 1:11
Surely: Gen 22:12, Gen 42:18; Neh 5:15; Job 1:1, Job 28:28; Psa 14:4, Psa 36:1-4; Pro 1:7, Pro 2:5; Pro 8:13, Pro 16:6; Rom 3:18
And yet: Gen 11:29, Gen 12:13; Th1 5:22
she is the: Ebn Batrik, in his annals, among other ancient traditions, has preserved the following: "Terah first married Yona, by whom he had Abraham; afterwards he married Tehevita, by whom he had Sarah.
God: Gen 12:1, Gen 12:9, Gen 12:11-20; Act 7:3-5; Heb 11:8
This: Sa1 23:21; Psa 64:5; Act 5:9
say: Gen 12:13
restored: Gen 20:2, Gen 20:7, Gen 12:19, Gen 12:20
my land: Gen 13:9, Gen 34:10, Gen 47:6
where it pleaseth thee: Heb. as is good in thine eyes
thousand: What these pieces were is not certain; but it is probable they were shekels, as it is so understood by the Targum; and the LXX render it didrachma, by which the Hebrew shekel is rendered in Gen 23:15, Gen 23:16.
behold: Or, "behold IT (the 1,000 shekels) is to thee," etc. Gen 26:11
a covering: Gen 24:65
thus: Ch1 21:3-6; Pro 9:8, Pro 9:9, Pro 12:1, Pro 25:12, Pro 27:5; Jon 1:6; Rev 3:19
Gen 20:7, Gen 29:31; Sa1 5:11, Sa1 5:12; Ezr 6:10; Job 42:9, Job 42:10; Pro 15:8, Pro 15:29; Isa 45:11; Mat 7:7, Mat 21:22; Act 3:24; Phi 4:6; Th1 5:25; Jam 5:16