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Genesis 20:2

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Abraham said about Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

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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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Gerar was a settlement in the western Negeb

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Genesis 20:2 mentions Gerar, Kadesh-barnea, Negeb and Shur.

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

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