1. From there Abraham traveled to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he lived in Gerar,
2. Abraham said about his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar had Sarah brought to him.
3. But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night and said to him, “You are about to die because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.”
4. Now Abimelech had not approached her, so he said, “Lord, would You destroy a nation even though it is innocent?