Genesis 20:15

And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.

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Interpretation

We often trouble ourselves, and even are led into temptation and sin, by groundless suspicions; and find the fear of God where we expected it not. Agreements to deceive generally end in shame and sorrow; and restraints from sin, though by suffering, should be thankfully acknowledged.

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This thought runs through Genesis 20:14-16.

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Glossary

Abimelech Person: My father a king, or father of a king, a common name of the Philistine kings, as “Pharaoh” was of the Egyptian kings. (1. ) The Philistine king of Gerar in the time of Abraham ( Gen. 20:1-18 ).