Genesis · Genesis 20
Abraham said, “Because I thought, ‘Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife’s sake.’
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The verses immediately either side, within Genesis 20.
Before
10Abimelech said to Abraham, “What did you see, that you have done this thing?”
Genesis 20:11
Abraham said, “Because I thought, ‘Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife’s sake.’
After
12Besides, she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
This verse does not yet have an editorial note of its own. The chapter it belongs to is the best place to read it: Genesis 20.