12And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.
Abstain from all appearance of evil.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 8-13)Abimelech, being thus warned of God in a dream, takes the warning, and, as one truly afraid of sin and its consequences, he rises early to obey the directions given him. I. He has a caution for his servants, Gen. 20:8. Abraham himself could not be more careful than he was to command his household in this matter. Note, Those whom God has convinced of sin and danger ought to tell others what God has…
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