Bible: Acts 18:5; 19:22; 20:1-4
18:5 Now when Silas and Timothy arrived 1 from Macedonia, 2 Paul became wholly absorbed with proclaiming 3 the word, testifying 4 to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ. 5
19:22 Run there quickly, 1 for I cannot do anything until you arrive there.” (This incident explains why the town was called Zoar.) 2
Abraham and Abimelech
20:1 Abraham journeyed from there to the Negev 1 region and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he lived as a temporary resident 2 in Gerar, 20:2 Abraham said about his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for Sarah and took her.
20:3 But God appeared 3 to Abimelech in a dream at night and said to him, “You are as good as dead 4 because of the woman you have taken, for she is someone else’s wife.” 5
20:4 Now Abimelech had not gone near her. He said, “Lord, 6 would you really slaughter an innocent nation? 7
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