For the LORD had closed up tight all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Genesis 20:18 in context
Genesis 20:15–18
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Abimelech said, “Behold, my land is before you. Dwell where it pleases you.”
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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.”
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Abraham prayed to God. So God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children.
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For the LORD had closed up tight all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.
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