Genesis 20:11

And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake. And Abraham said - The best excuse he could make for his conduct, which in this instance is far from defensible.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- Abraham in Gerar 2. אבימלך .2 'ǎbı̂ymelek , Abimelekh, “father of the king.” 7. נביא nābı̂y' “prophet,” he who speaks by God, of...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the (l) fear of God [is] not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake. (l) He shows that...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 20. Abraham Passes off Sarah as his Sister at Gerar. The first complete narrative from E. The writer uses Elohim, but P's characteristics a...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

thought. Hebrew. said : i.e. said [to myself]. slay me. Showing how his fears were worked upon by the enemy. See Genesis 20:2 .
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

11. And Abraham said. There are two points contained in this answer. For, first, he confesses that he had been induced by fear to conceal his...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

I thought, surely the fear of God is not in this place— And, consequently, there can be no regard to moral laws and righteousness; of which the fe...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake. Abraham said ......
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Abraham at Gerar 1. Abraham leaves Mamre (Hebron) for Gerar, SW. of Philistia. It seems from Genesis 21:34 that he remained in that district for...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Surely the fear of God... — Abraham’s general condemnation of the people had some excuse in the widespread depravity of the nations in Canaan, but...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Abraham Again Denies His Wife Genesis 20:1-18 It is wonderful that Abraham should fall like this. He had walked with God for so many years, and...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Once again we have to face Abraham's deflection from faith. We see him journeying south to Gerar. This was the center of a race of men who, having dr...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife. This was the case. See...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

A GODLY MAN’S LAPSE ‘And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place.’ Genesis 20:11 The true fear of God w...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Abraham said ,.... In defence of himself, as well as he could: because I thought ; within himself, concluding from the general depravity of th...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God [is] not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake. Ver. 11. Surely the...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they will slay me There are many places and persons that have more of the fear of God i...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

ABRAHAM EXPOSED AND REPROVED Now we return to Abraham's history. He journeyed toward the south, which is typical of pleasant circumstances, but ne...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Abimelech's Conduct Towards Abraham. B. C. 1898....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The fear of God is not in this place, i.e. true piety, or the knowledge of the true God, which is the only effectual restraint from the grossest wi...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Abraham and Abimelech ( Genesis 20:1-18 ). Genesis 20:1 ‘And Abraham journeyed from there towards the land of the South, and dwelt between Kad...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 20:8 . Servants.] Court officers—his counsellors. ( 1 Kings 1:2 ; 1 Kings 10:5 ; 2 Kings 6:8 .) Genesis 20:10 . Wh...
Scofield Reference Notes

fear ( See Scofield) - ( Psalms 19:9 ).
Sermon Bible Commentary

Genesis 20:11 The true fear of God was at that moment in Abimelech's heart, and not in Abraham's; it was Abimelech who was playing the Christian p...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 20:1 , Gerar, in the tribe of Simeon, then a royal residence. Abimelech was the common name of the kings that reigned there. Genesis...
The Biblical Illustrator

And Abraham said, Because I thought, surely the fear of God is not in this place On harsh and selfish judgments The true fear of God was at tha...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Genesis 20:1 And Abraham journeyed ( vide Genesis 12:9 ) from thence. Mamre ( Genesis 18:1 ). In search of pasture, as on...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Abimelech Reproves Abraham
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Surely. Genesis 22:12 Genesis 42:18 Nehemiah 5:15 Job 1:1 Job 28:28 Psalms 14:4 Psalms 36:1-4 Proverbs 1:7 Proverbs 2:5 Proverbs 8...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

I thought surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they will slay me — There are many places and persons that have more of the fear of God...

¹¹ And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.

Related Commentaries of Genesis 20:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Genesis 20:11