After reading chapter 20:
*Abraham does what nomads do, and moves from place to place. In Gerar he tells everyone that Sarah, who is 90 years old, is his sister. Who knows why. In spite of her age, the king of Gerar takes her away from Abraham, and Abraham doesn't seem to have a problem with it.
*Just like with Pharoah before, God is not happy. This time he threatens Abimelech with death, in a dream. Abimelech pleads innocent of wrong doing, which of course God already knows. God says to give Sarah back and Abraham will pray for him! Of all the nerve. For the first time we are told that Abraham is a prophet.
*The next day, Abimelech understandably questions Abraham's reasoning. Abraham, God's prophet, says he was afraid he would be killed on account of his 90 year old wife. Besides, he didn't actually lie. She is his half sister! Apparently, when they got married, Abraham told her that if she loved him she would tell everyone he was her brother.
*Abimelech showers Abraham with conciliatory gifts, which surely wasn't what Abraham was after, was it? Then Abraham prays, so that the curse on Abimelech's house will be lifted. It seems that God had made it impossible for anyone to have a child while Sarah was there. Exactly how long was that? Who knows.
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