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Genesis 20:18

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For Yahweh had closed up tight all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

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The Ancient Near East (Fertile Crescent)The ancient Near East and Fertile Crescent, from Mesopotamia to Egypt, the world of the patriarchs.
The Journeys of Abraham and the PatriarchsThe journeys of Abraham and the patriarchs from Ur through Canaan and into Egypt.

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Places in this passage

Genesis 20:18 mentions Gerar, Kadesh-barnea, Negeb and Shur.

Gerar · Aaadir
Kadesh-barnea · Matson Collection
Negeb · ליאור גולגר

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