2. אבימלך 'ǎbı̂ymelek — Abimelech, “father of the king.”

7. נביא nābı̂y' “prophet,” one who speaks by Go…

God (Elohim) came ... — From the use of this title of the Deity, it has been said that this narrative is an Elohi…

But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night. Here Moses shows that the Lord acted with such gentleness that, in punishing His servant, H…

But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night
Put a dream into his mind, by which he cautioned him against taking Sa…

Deceitful conduct will not prosper: it brings ourselves and others into danger. God warns Abimelech of his danger of sin, and his danger of death f…