🌱WEB · Genesis 20:18
What does Genesis 20:18 mean?
"For Yahweh had closed up tight all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife."
— Genesis 20:18 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Abimelech said, “Behold, my land is before you. Dwell where it pleases you.”
To Sarah he said, “Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. Behold, it is for you a covering of the eyes to all that are with you. In front of all you are vindicated.”
Abraham prayed to God. God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children.
For Yahweh had closed up tight all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.
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