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Abimelech (also spelled Abimelek or Avimelech; Hebrew: אֲבִימֶלֶךְ / אֲבִימָלֶךְ, Modern ʼAvīméleḵ / ʼAvīmáleḵ Tiberian ʼAḇīmeleḵ / ʼAḇīmāleḵ, "my father is a king"/"my father reigns") was the generic name given to all Philistine kings in the Hebrew Bible from the time of Abraham through King David. [1]
The third episode appears in Genesis 26:1–33.Here it is Isaac who, in order to avoid a famine, emigrates to the southern region of Gerar, whose king is named Abimelech. . Isaac has been told to do so by God, who also orders him to avoid Egypt, and promises to him the fulfillment of the oath made with Abrah
Abimelech, King of Gerar, returns Sarah to Abraham; painting by Elias van Nijmegen (1667-1755), Museum Rotterdam. Gerar (Hebrew: גְּרָר Gərār, "lodging-place") was a Philistine town and district in what is today south central Israel, mentioned in the Book of Genesis and in the Second Book of Chronicles of the Hebrew Bible.
Abimelech (/ ə ˈ b ɪ m ə ˌ l ɛ k /; אֲבִימֶלֶךְ ’ Ǎḇīmeleḵ) or Abimelek was the king of Shechem and the tribal territory of Manasseh, [1] and a son of biblical judge Gideon. His name can best be interpreted as "my father is king", [ 2 ] [ 3 ] claiming the inherited right to rule.
There are three stories in Genesis where a patriarch identifies his wife as his sister; scholars debate the relationship among these, with some saying that the account of the encounter of Abraham and Sarah with Pharaoh in Genesis 12-13 is the oldest, while the stories of Abraham and Sarah encounter King Abimelech in Genesis 20, and of Isaac and ...
A famine obliges Isaac to retire to Gerar, where Abimelech is king, and as his father had done previously, he reports that Rebeccah is his sister. Abimelech, having discovered that she is his wife reproves him for the deception. Isaac grows very rich and his flocks multiply; the Philistines of Gerar are so envious that they fill up Isaac's wells.
See also References A Abagtha See also: Abagtha Abagtha (Hebrew אֲבַגְתָא) was a court official or eunuch of king Ahasuerus who was commanded along with 6 other officials to parade queen Vashti to go before the king. (Esther 1:10) Abda See also: Abda (biblical figure) The name Abda (Hebrew עַבְדָּא) means servant, or perhaps is an abbreviated form of servant of YHWH. There are ...
Here once again he represents Sarah as his sister, and Abimelech plans to gain possession of her. He desists on being warned by God. PEOPLE: Abraham - Abimalech - Sarah - servants of Abimalech PLACES: Kadesh - Shur - Gerar. RELATED ARTICLES: Vayeira. ENGLISH: American Standard - Douay-Rheims - King James - World English - Wycliffe