Genesis 20

Abraham was the heir of Shem (Genesis 11:26–27). Book of Joshua 24:2, and 1 Chronicles 1:17–27 of the Hebrew Bible and Luke 3:34–36. Abram had had learned to walk in faith and not eat the dainties of the city states. He was not of the way of Sodom nor Nimrod's Babylon and his altars formed the social bonds of liberty. Abraham formed a free "Polis" through a network of Altars funded by freewill sacrifice that strengthen the bands of a free society like Moses through the practice of pure Religion?
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Abraham had been commanded to traverse the whole land (Genesis 13:17-18V "V1 And Abraham sought to dwell between Kadesh^[1] and Shur^[2], and sojourned in Gerar."^[3] We saw in Genesis 14 Verse 7 that Enmishpat (עֵ֤ין ‘ên מִשְׁפָּט֙ mispat)^[4], which is Kadesh ^[5],means a fountain of justice.
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What did it mean to dwell (וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב)^[7] between^[8] Kadesh Holiness ^[1] and Shur^[2], and sojourned in Gerar.^[9] The word Gerar in the text is בִּגְרָֽר which includes a Beit at the beginning of the Gimel double Reish which expresses the cause and effect of living within spirit and truth. Beit means "God's Dwelling Place Below - a house or God's house here" and the verse is about where he dwelled.
Gerar^[9] is not geographically “between Kadesh and Shur” but the dwelling in the righteousness of God and not the ways of the world.
Shur's^[2] counter word in Greek is eremos as seen in Luke 4:1 "And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness (eremos)," can mean a place where spiritual revelation is often found while in a state of separation. The term is related to strength, progress, protection, or destruction where there can also be spiritual clarification.
Dwell between Kadesh^[1] means holy and holy means separate from something while consecrated to something else. Composed of ק Kuf a "Redemption of Fallen Spark" in a union power (Reish) of the devine and separatness from that which falls short (Zayin) by way (ד Dalet) Charity opening a door or pathway to that (ש Shin) Spiritual Revelation that comes with the pursuit of righteousness, which is the Divine Essence.
3 Abimelech, a king of the Philistines, received a dream from God, warning him, concerning the danger of adultery which he knew was not righteous by some moral standard.
4 He speaks of a righteous nation and is king of the Philistines.
in V6 God takes the credit for keeping Abimelech from the act and is told that Abraham is a prophet and must restore her or die along with everyone who is his.
V8-V10 Abimeleck wastes no time but scholds Abraham
V11-V13 Worrying about the fact that others do not fear God is failing to respect the power of God but the person you fear. Fearing a person is the same as being a respecter of persons and the same as being a dis-respecter of persons.
Gerar is the place between being a respecter of persons or even a dis-respecter of persons and being righteous kings of peace.
Abimelech , king of the Philistines, gave Abraham gifts.
V17 The journey and confessions of Abraham and the blessing of the way of Melchizedek gave power to the prayers of Abraham.
'Questions
Do you seek to travel and dwell between dwell between Kadesh^[1] and Shur^[2], and sojourn Gerar?"^[3]
Are you a respecter of persons or a dis-respecter of persons?
If someone closed the wombs of the children who will you pray to, where will you walk?
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Abraham journeyed

1 And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled(וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב)^[7] between Kadesh^[1] and Shur^[2], and sojourned in Gerar.^[3]

2 And Abraham said of Sarah ^[10] his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech ^[11] king of Gerar ^[12] sent, and took Sarah.

Abimelech dreamed

3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife.

4 But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?

5 Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.

6 And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.

7 Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.

He repents

8 Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.

9 Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.

10 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?

Feared the place

11 And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.

12 And 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.

13 And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness^[13] which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

The recompense of Abimelech

14 And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.

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

16 And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.

Blessed by a prayer

17 So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 06946 קָדֵשׁ KufDaletShin (Qadesh) -- "sacred," set apart or "holy"; a place in the desert.
"For Kadesh see Genesis 14:7. Bered is absolutely unknown." Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4
Shur: Derived from the Hebrew root שׁוּר ShinVavReish(shur) which is said to mean "to travel" or "to journey" has many other meanings.
Meanings included:
- excite or be raised.
- a wall or fortification,
- protective barrier,
- the idea of strength and progress,
- (metaphysical) develop spiritual awakening
Meaning of letters:
- ש Shin Eternal Flame of Spiritual Revelation, bound to the coal of righteousness, the Divine Essence. [sun... teeth... consume destroy] (Numeric value: 300)
- ו Vav Connection, Connecting realms and worlds or the dividing veil between them. [nail... And, Add, secure, hook] (Numeric value: 6)
- ר Reish Process of Clarification The "head" or "beginning". Life's revelation. [Head... Person head highest] (Numeric value: 200).
  ----
  The related concept of a "wilderness" or a "desert" and might be found under Greek terms like:
  ἔρημος (erēmos - 2048), meaning "desert" or "wilderness" suggests a measure of isolating, fasting, and yearning. Genesis 16, Genesis 20.
  The Greek Eremos corresponding to Shur(שׂוּר‎ ):
  * ερημια eremia 2047 wilderness;
  * ερημος eremos 2048 solitude;
  * ερημοω eremoo 2049 despoliation;
  * ερημωσις eremosis 2050 desolation.
  "The voice of one crying in the (ἔρημος) wilderness" emeros has a metaphorical meaning a state of being which comes with an isolation from unrighteousness.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 The Hebrew term גְּרָר has a Beit at the beginning and is the dwelling with or sitting in the house of Gimel and a double Reish rather than the darkness in which people often sat in at the time of Christ. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "BGerar'" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Derived from two Hebrew words: עַיִן (ayin, meaning "spring" or "fountain") and מִשְׁפָּט (mishpat, meaning "judgment" or "justice").
↑
06946 קָדֵשׁ‎ Qadesh kaw-dashe’ KufDaletShin the same as 06945 קָדֵשׁ‎ qadesh homosexual and from 06942 קָדַשׁ‎ qadash to consecrate, sanctify; n pr loc; [BDB-873b] {See TWOT on 1990 @@ "1990e" } AV-Kadesh 17, Meribahkadesh + 04808 1; 18
- Kadesh= "holy"
1) a city in the extreme south of Judah
1a) same as ‘Kedesh’ and ‘Kadesh-barnea’
- From 06945 קָדֵשׁ‎ qadesh homosexual from 06942 to consecrate; and 06943 קֶדֶשׁ‎ Qedesh = "holy place" and 06944 קֹדֶשׁ‎ qodesh apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness
↑ Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1
03427 ^בשׁי^ yashab \@yaw-shab’\@ a primitive root YodShinBeit; contains the word 03426 יֵשׁ‎ exisiting, be, have; v; AV-dwell 437, inhabitant 221, sit 172, abide 70, inhabit 39, down 26, remain 23, in 22, tarry 19, set 14, continue 5, place 7, still 5, taken 5, misc 23; 1088
1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to sit, sit down

1a2) to be set

1a3) to remain, stay

1a4) to dwell, have one’s abode

1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited

1c) (Piel) to set, place

1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to cause to sit

1d2) to cause to abide, set

1d3) to cause to dwell

1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited

1d5) to marry (give a dwelling to)

1e) (Hophal)
1e1) to be inhabited

1e2) to make to dwell
- יָשַׁב Yasab more than a thousand times across every major section of the Old Testament. Moses repeatedly used the verb to describe the goal of the exodus: “that you may live long in the land” (Deuteronomy 5:33). It frames the conquest narratives—“no one will be able to stand against you in the land where you live” (Deuteronomy 11:25). To dwell at Gerar between Kadesh and Shur in the tent of Shem. In summary, the Old Testament’s pervasive use of this verb binds together space, authority, rest, and relationship, tracing a redemptive arc from Eden’s loss to the New Jerusalem’s glory.
↑
0996 בֵּין‎ beyn [bane] BeitYodNun (sometimes in the pl. masc. or fem.) properly, the constructive form of an otherwise unused noun from 0995, subst m (always used as a prep); prep; [BDB-107a, BDB-108a] [{See TWOT on 239 @@ "239a" }] AV-between, betwixt, asunder, within, between, out of, from; 32
1) between, among, in the midst of (with other preps), from between
- See also 0997 בֵּין‎ ben son, between; 0996 בֵּין‎ bayn, To discern; 0994a בֵּי‎ bi pray, excuse me, please, and 0994b בֵּיי‎ bayay, to entreat; 0995 To understand, discern, perceive; 0998 and 0999(Daniel 2:21) binah בִּינָה , an understanding;
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1
01642 Gerar גְּרָר Beginning with Gimel (Cause and effect), followed with a double Reish (spirit and truth) that draws or drags us to Gaza (strength); "Derived from an unused root 01641 גָּרַר‎ garar meaning to drag away or bring up the cud."
"Gerar" is said to mean "lodging place" or ""sojourning". Abraham sojourned while Lot chose to live in a city-state.
The cause and effect of living in Sodom would degenerated the people and gave the king power making the masses as human resources.
But Abraham lived by faith and honor, compassion and sacrifice which brought him along a straight way of "righteousness".
The way he went was a part of the stories of Abraham and Isaac in the Book of Genesis with his interactions between the patriarchs and the local rulers, notably Abimelech. His willingness to repent and obey with a reliance on God's righteousness made his life fruitful and his prayers powerful.
- Often associated with the Philistines. "גרשׂ (Arabic bray, pound, grind, coarse, Aramaic גְּרַס (rare) crush, , crushed, crush, destroy; compare following)."
↑
08283 שָׂרָה‎ Sarah [saw-raw’] the same as 08282 princess, noblewoman, Greek 4564 σαρρα princess; n pr f; [BDB-979a] [{See TWOT on 2295 @@ "2295b" }] AV-Sarah 38; 38
Sarah= "noblewoman"

1) wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
- 08280 שָׂרָה‎ sarah, 08281 sharah, 08282 sarah, 08283 Sarah, 08284 sharah, 08285 sherah
↑ 040 אֲבִימֶלֶךְ‎ ‘Abiymelek [ab-ee-mel’-ek] from 01 and 04428; n pr m; [BDB-4a] [{See TWOT on 3 @@ "3b" }] AV-Abimelech 67; 67 Abimelech= "Melek is father" or "my father is king"
1) king of Gerar in Abraham’s time

2) king of Gath in David’s time; maybe title of Philistine kings

3) son of Gideon by a concubine

4) priest, son of Abiathar
↑
01642 Gerar גְּרָר Beginning with Gimel (Cause and effect), followed with a double Reish (spirit and truth) that draws or drags us to Gaza (strength); "Derived from an unused root 01641 גָּרַר‎ garar meaning to drag away or bring up the cud."
"Gerar" is said to mean "lodging place" or ""sojourning". Abraham sojourned while Lot chose to live in a city-state.
The cause and effect of living in Sodom would degenerated the people and gave the king power making the masses as human resources.
But Abraham lived by faith and honor, compassion and sacrifice which brought him along a straight way of "righteousness".
The way he went was a part of the stories of Abraham and Isaac in the Book of Genesis with his interactions between the patriarchs and the local rulers, notably Abimelech. His willingness to repent and obey with a reliance on God's righteousness made his life fruitful and his prayers powerful.
- Often associated with the Philistines. "גרשׂ (Arabic bray, pound, grind, coarse, Aramaic גְּרַס (rare) crush, , crushed, crush, destroy; compare following)."
↑ 02617 חֵסֵד‎ checed [kheh’-sed] from 02616 "show thyself merciful", Greek 964 βηθεσδα; n m; [BDB-338b, BDB-340a] [{See TWOT on 698 @@ "698a" }] [{See TWOT on 699 @@ "699a" }] AV-mercy 149, kindness 40, lovingkindness 30, goodness 12, kindly 5, merciful 4, favour 3, good 1, goodliness 1, pity 1, reproach 1, wicked thing 1; 248
1) goodness, kindness, faithfulness

2) a reproach, shame

[KadeshN-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 06946 קָדֵשׁ KufDaletShin (Qadesh) -- "sacred," set apart or "holy"; a place in the desert.
"For Kadesh see Genesis 14:7. Bered is absolutely unknown." Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers.

[shur-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Shur: Derived from the Hebrew root שׁוּר ShinVavReish(shur) which is said to mean "to travel" or "to journey" has many other meanings.
Meanings included:
excite or be raised.

a wall or fortification,

protective barrier,

the idea of strength and progress,

(metaphysical) develop spiritual awakening
Meaning of letters:
ש Shin Eternal Flame of Spiritual Revelation, bound to the coal of righteousness, the Divine Essence. [sun... teeth... consume destroy] (Numeric value: 300)

ו Vav Connection, Connecting realms and worlds or the dividing veil between them. [nail... And, Add, secure, hook] (Numeric value: 6)

ר Reish Process of Clarification The "head" or "beginning". Life's revelation. [Head... Person head highest] (Numeric value: 200).
----
The related concept of a "wilderness" or a "desert" and might be found under Greek terms like:
ἔρημος (erēmos - 2048), meaning "desert" or "wilderness" suggests a measure of isolating, fasting, and yearning. Genesis 16, Genesis 20.
The Greek Eremos corresponding to Shur(שׂוּר‎ ):
* ερημια eremia 2047 wilderness;
* ερημος eremos 2048 solitude;
* ερημοω eremoo 2049 despoliation;
* ερημωσις eremosis 2050 desolation.
"The voice of one crying in the (ἔρημος) wilderness" emeros has a metaphorical meaning a state of being which comes with an isolation from unrighteousness.

[3] xcite or be raised.

[4] wall or fortification,

[5] rotective barrier,

[6] the idea of strength and progress,

[7] (metaphysical) develop spiritual awakening

[8] ש Shin Eternal Flame of Spiritual Revelation, bound to the coal of righteousness, the Divine Essence. [sun... teeth... consume destroy] (Numeric value: 300)

[9] ו Vav Connection, Connecting realms and worlds or the dividing veil between them. [nail... And, Add, secure, hook] (Numeric value: 6)

[10] ר Reish Process of Clarification The "head" or "beginning". Life's revelation. [Head... Person head highest] (Numeric value: 200).
----
The related concept of a "wilderness" or a "desert" and might be found under Greek terms like:
ἔρημος (erēmos - 2048), meaning "desert" or "wilderness" suggests a measure of isolating, fasting, and yearning. Genesis 16, Genesis 20.
The Greek Eremos corresponding to Shur(שׂוּר‎ ):
* ερημια eremia 2047 wilderness;
* ερημος eremos 2048 solitude;
* ερημοω eremoo 2049 despoliation;
* ερημωσις eremosis 2050 desolation.
"The voice of one crying in the (ἔρημος) wilderness" emeros has a metaphorical meaning a state of being which comes with an isolation from unrighteousness.

[BGerar'-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 The Hebrew term גְּרָר has a Beit at the beginning and is the dwelling with or sitting in the house of Gimel and a double Reish rather than the darkness in which people often sat in at the time of Christ. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "BGerar'" defined multiple times with different content

[Enmishpat-4] Derived from two Hebrew words: עַיִן (ayin, meaning "spring" or "fountain") and מִשְׁפָּט (mishpat, meaning "judgment" or "justice").

[Kadesh-5] 06946 קָדֵשׁ‎ Qadesh kaw-dashe’ KufDaletShin the same as 06945 קָדֵשׁ‎ qadesh homosexual and from 06942 קָדַשׁ‎ qadash to consecrate, sanctify; n pr loc; [BDB-873b] {See TWOT on 1990 @@ "1990e" } AV-Kadesh 17, Meribahkadesh + 04808 1; 18
Kadesh= "holy"

1) a city in the extreme south of Judah
1a) same as ‘Kedesh’ and ‘Kadesh-barnea’

From 06945 קָדֵשׁ‎ qadesh homosexual from 06942 to consecrate; and 06943 קֶדֶשׁ‎ Qedesh = "holy place" and 06944 קֹדֶשׁ‎ qodesh apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness

[14] Kadesh= "holy"

[15] From 06945 קָדֵשׁ‎ qadesh homosexual from 06942 to consecrate; and 06943 קֶדֶשׁ‎ Qedesh = "holy place" and 06944 קֹדֶשׁ‎ qodesh apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness

[6] Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

[yashab-7] 7.0 ^7.1 03427 ^בשׁי^ yashab \@yaw-shab’\@ a primitive root YodShinBeit; contains the word 03426 יֵשׁ‎ exisiting, be, have; v; AV-dwell 437, inhabitant 221, sit 172, abide 70, inhabit 39, down 26, remain 23, in 22, tarry 19, set 14, continue 5, place 7, still 5, taken 5, misc 23; 1088
1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to sit, sit down

1a2) to be set

1a3) to remain, stay

1a4) to dwell, have one’s abode

1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited

1c) (Piel) to set, place

1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to cause to sit

1d2) to cause to abide, set

1d3) to cause to dwell

1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited

1d5) to marry (give a dwelling to)

1e) (Hophal)
1e1) to be inhabited

1e2) to make to dwell

יָשַׁב Yasab more than a thousand times across every major section of the Old Testament. Moses repeatedly used the verb to describe the goal of the exodus: “that you may live long in the land” (Deuteronomy 5:33). It frames the conquest narratives—“no one will be able to stand against you in the land where you live” (Deuteronomy 11:25). To dwell at Gerar between Kadesh and Shur in the tent of Shem. In summary, the Old Testament’s pervasive use of this verb binds together space, authority, rest, and relationship, tracing a redemptive arc from Eden’s loss to the New Jerusalem’s glory.

[18] יָשַׁב Yasab more than a thousand times across every major section of the Old Testament. Moses repeatedly used the verb to describe the goal of the exodus: “that you may live long in the land” (Deuteronomy 5:33). It frames the conquest narratives—“no one will be able to stand against you in the land where you live” (Deuteronomy 11:25). To dwell at Gerar between Kadesh and Shur in the tent of Shem. In summary, the Old Testament’s pervasive use of this verb binds together space, authority, rest, and relationship, tracing a redemptive arc from Eden’s loss to the New Jerusalem’s glory.

[ben-8] 0996 בֵּין‎ beyn [bane] BeitYodNun (sometimes in the pl. masc. or fem.) properly, the constructive form of an otherwise unused noun from 0995, subst m (always used as a prep); prep; [BDB-107a, BDB-108a] [{See TWOT on 239 @@ "239a" }] AV-between, betwixt, asunder, within, between, out of, from; 32
1) between, among, in the midst of (with other preps), from between

See also 0997 בֵּין‎ ben son, between; 0996 בֵּין‎ bayn, To discern; 0994a בֵּי‎ bi pray, excuse me, please, and 0994b בֵּיי‎ bayay, to entreat; 0995 To understand, discern, perceive; 0998 and 0999(Daniel 2:21) binah בִּינָה , an understanding;

[20] See also 0997 בֵּין‎ ben son, between; 0996 בֵּין‎ bayn, To discern; 0994a בֵּי‎ bi pray, excuse me, please, and 0994b בֵּיי‎ bayay, to entreat; 0995 To understand, discern, perceive; 0998 and 0999(Daniel 2:21) binah בִּינָה , an understanding;

[Gerar-9] 9.0 ^9.1 01642 Gerar גְּרָר Beginning with Gimel (Cause and effect), followed with a double Reish (spirit and truth) that draws or drags us to Gaza (strength); "Derived from an unused root 01641 גָּרַר‎ garar meaning to drag away or bring up the cud."
"Gerar" is said to mean "lodging place" or ""sojourning". Abraham sojourned while Lot chose to live in a city-state.
The cause and effect of living in Sodom would degenerated the people and gave the king power making the masses as human resources.
But Abraham lived by faith and honor, compassion and sacrifice which brought him along a straight way of "righteousness".
The way he went was a part of the stories of Abraham and Isaac in the Book of Genesis with his interactions between the patriarchs and the local rulers, notably Abimelech. His willingness to repent and obey with a reliance on God's righteousness made his life fruitful and his prayers powerful.

Often associated with the Philistines. "גרשׂ (Arabic bray, pound, grind, coarse, Aramaic גְּרַס (rare) crush, , crushed, crush, destroy; compare following)."

[22] Often associated with the Philistines. "גרשׂ (Arabic bray, pound, grind, coarse, Aramaic גְּרַס (rare) crush, , crushed, crush, destroy; compare following)."

[Sarah-10] 08283 שָׂרָה‎ Sarah [saw-raw’] the same as 08282 princess, noblewoman, Greek 4564 σαρρα princess; n pr f; [BDB-979a] [{See TWOT on 2295 @@ "2295b" }] AV-Sarah 38; 38
Sarah= "noblewoman"

1) wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac

08280 שָׂרָה‎ sarah, 08281 sharah, 08282 sarah, 08283 Sarah, 08284 sharah, 08285 sherah

[24] 08280 שָׂרָה‎ sarah, 08281 sharah, 08282 sarah, 08283 Sarah, 08284 sharah, 08285 sherah

[Abimelech-11] 040 אֲבִימֶלֶךְ‎ ‘Abiymelek [ab-ee-mel’-ek] from 01 and 04428; n pr m; [BDB-4a] [{See TWOT on 3 @@ "3b" }] AV-Abimelech 67; 67 Abimelech= "Melek is father" or "my father is king"
1) king of Gerar in Abraham’s time

2) king of Gath in David’s time; maybe title of Philistine kings

3) son of Gideon by a concubine

4) priest, son of Abiathar

[gerar-12] 01642 Gerar גְּרָר Beginning with Gimel (Cause and effect), followed with a double Reish (spirit and truth) that draws or drags us to Gaza (strength); "Derived from an unused root 01641 גָּרַר‎ garar meaning to drag away or bring up the cud."
"Gerar" is said to mean "lodging place" or ""sojourning". Abraham sojourned while Lot chose to live in a city-state.
The cause and effect of living in Sodom would degenerated the people and gave the king power making the masses as human resources.
But Abraham lived by faith and honor, compassion and sacrifice which brought him along a straight way of "righteousness".
The way he went was a part of the stories of Abraham and Isaac in the Book of Genesis with his interactions between the patriarchs and the local rulers, notably Abimelech. His willingness to repent and obey with a reliance on God's righteousness made his life fruitful and his prayers powerful.

Often associated with the Philistines. "גרשׂ (Arabic bray, pound, grind, coarse, Aramaic גְּרַס (rare) crush, , crushed, crush, destroy; compare following)."

[27] Often associated with the Philistines. "גרשׂ (Arabic bray, pound, grind, coarse, Aramaic גְּרַס (rare) crush, , crushed, crush, destroy; compare following)."

[checed-13] 02617 חֵסֵד‎ checed [kheh’-sed] from 02616 "show thyself merciful", Greek 964 βηθεσδα; n m; [BDB-338b, BDB-340a] [{See TWOT on 698 @@ "698a" }] [{See TWOT on 699 @@ "699a" }] AV-mercy 149, kindness 40, lovingkindness 30, goodness 12, kindly 5, merciful 4, favour 3, good 1, goodliness 1, pity 1, reproach 1, wicked thing 1; 248
1) goodness, kindness, faithfulness

2) a reproach, shame

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Genesis 20

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Abraham journeyed

Abimelech dreamed

He repents

Feared the place

The recompense of Abimelech

Blessed by a prayer

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Genesis 20

Abraham journeyed

Abimelech dreamed

He repents

Feared the place

The recompense of Abimelech

Blessed by a prayer

Navigation menu

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