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through our father.” 35 So that night they got him
drunk with wine again, and the younger daughter went in and had intercourse with him. As
before, he was unaware of her lying down or
getting up again.
36 As a result, both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their own father. 37 When
the older daughter gave birth to a son, she
named him Moab.* He became the ancestor
of the nation now known as the Moabites.
38 When the younger daughter gave birth to a
son, she named him Ben-ammi.* He became
the ancestor of the nation now known as the
Ammonites.
Abraham Deceives Abimelech • GENESIS 20:1-18
Abraham moved south to the Negev and lived
for a while between Kadesh and Shur, and then
he moved on to Gerar. While living there as a foreigner, 2Abraham introduced his wife, Sarah, by
saying, “She is my sister.” So King Abimelech of
Gerar sent for Sarah and had her brought to him
at his palace.
3 But that night God came to Abimelech in a
dream and told him, “You are a dead man, for
that woman you have taken is already married!”
4 But Abimelech had not slept with her yet,
so he said, “Lord, will you destroy an innocent
nation? 5 Didn’t Abraham tell me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘Yes, he is my brother.’
I acted in complete innocence! My hands are
clean.”
6 In the dream God responded, “Yes, I know
you are innocent. That’s why I kept you from
sinning against me, and why I did not let you
touch her. 7 Now return the woman to her
husband, and he will pray for you, for he is a
prophet. Then you will live. But if you don’t return her to him, you can be sure that you and all
your people will die.”
8 Abimelech got up early the next morning
and quickly called all his servants together.
When he told them what had happened, his
men were terrified. 9 Then Abimelech called
for Abraham. “What have you done to us?” he
demanded. “What crime have I committed that
deserves treatment like this, making me and my
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kingdom guilty of this great sin? No one should
ever do what you have done! 10 Whatever possessed you to do such a thing?”
11Abraham replied, “I thought, ‘This is a godless place. They will want my wife and will kill
me to get her.’ 12And she really is my sister, for we
both have the same father, but different mothers. And I married her. 13 When God called me to
leave my father’s home and to travel from place
to place, I told her, ‘Do me a favor. Wherever we
go, tell the people that I am your brother.’”
14 Then Abim e lech took some of his sheep
and goats, cattle, and male and female servants,
and he presented them to Abraham. He also
returned his wife, Sarah, to him. 15 Then Abimelech said, “Look over my land and choose any
place where you would like to live.” 16And he
said to Sarah, “Look, I am giving your ‘brother’
1,000 pieces of silver* in the presence of all
these witnesses. This is to compensate you for
any wrong I may have done to you. This will
settle any claim against me, and your reputation is cleared.”
17 Then Abraham prayed to God, and God
healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants, so they could have children. 18 For the Lord
had caused all the women to be infertile because
of what happened with Abraham’s wife, Sarah.
The Birth of Isaac • GENESIS 21:1-7 / 2066 or 1900 BC
The Lord kept his word and did for Sarah exactly what he had promised. 2 She became pregnant, and she gave birth to a son for Abraham in
his old age. This happened at just the time God
had said it would. 3And Abraham named their
son Isaac. 4 Eight days after Isaac was born,
Abraham circumcised him as God had commanded. 5Abraham was 100 years old when
Isaac was born.
6 And Sarah declared, “God has brought me
laughter.* All who hear about this will laugh
with me. 7 Who would have said to Abraham
that Sarah would nurse a baby? Yet I have given
Abraham a son in his old age!”
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19:37 Moab sounds like a Hebrew term that means “from father.”
19:38 Ben-ammi means “son of my kinsman.” 20:16 Hebrew 1,000
[shekels] of silver, about 25 pounds or 11.4 kilograms in weight.
21:6 The name Isaac means “he laughs.”
D A I LY D I S C O V E R Y
END & NEW
BEGINNING
MISSIONS
• What does the twenty-fiveyear waiting period between
promise and fulfillment show
us about God’s timing and the
nature of faith?
CHURCH
GOSPEL
• What does Lot lose when God
judges Sodom? What does Lot’s
life teach us about compromise?
SILENT
RETURN
CAPTIVITY
• Why does Sarah laugh at God’s
promise, and what does God’s
fulfillment reveal about His
power and His promises?
