Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Now Abraham moved on from there into the region of the Negev and lived between Kadesh and Shur. For a while he stayed in Gerar, New Living Translation Abraham moved south to the Negev and lived for a while between Kadesh and Shur, and then he moved on to Gerar. While living there as a foreigner, English Standard Version From there Abraham journeyed toward the territory of the Negeb and lived between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar. Berean Standard Bible Now Abraham journeyed from there to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was staying in Gerar, King James Bible And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar. New King James Version And Abraham journeyed from there to the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur, and stayed in Gerar. New American Standard Bible Now Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the Negev, and settled between Kadesh and Shur; then he lived for a time in Gerar. NASB 1995 Now Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the Negev, and settled between Kadesh and Shur; then he sojourned in Gerar. NASB 1977 Now Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the Negev, and settled between Kadesh and Shur; then he sojourned in Gerar. Legacy Standard Bible And Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur; then he sojourned in Gerar. Amplified Bible Now Abraham journeyed from there toward the Negev (the South country), and settled between Kadesh and Shur; then he lived temporarily in Gerar. Christian Standard Bible From there Abraham traveled to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was staying in Gerar, Holman Christian Standard Bible From there Abraham traveled to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he lived in Gerar, American Standard Version And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the land of the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Abraham picked up from there to the land of the south and he dwelt between Raqim and Gadar, and Abraham settled in Gadar. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Abraam removed thence to the southern country, and dwelt between Cades and Sur, and sojourned in Gerara. Contemporary English Version Abraham moved to the Southern Desert, where he settled between Kadesh and Shur. Later he went to Gerar, and while there Douay-Rheims Bible Abraham removed from thence to the south country, and dwelt between Cedes and Sur, and sojourned in Gerara. English Revised Version And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the land of the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar. GOD'S WORD® Translation Abraham moved to the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was living in Gerar, Good News Translation Abraham moved from Mamre to the southern part of Canaan and lived between Kadesh and Shur. Later, while he was living in Gerar, International Standard Version Abraham traveled from there to the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was living in Gerar as an outsider, JPS Tanakh 1917 And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the land of the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar. Literal Standard Version And Abraham journeys from there toward the land of the south, and dwells between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourns in Gerar; Majority Standard Bible Now Abraham journeyed from there to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was staying in Gerar, New American Bible From there Abraham journeyed on to the region of the Negeb, where he settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he resided in Gerar as an alien, NET Bible Abraham journeyed from there to the Negev region and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he lived as a temporary resident in Gerar, New Revised Standard Version From there Abraham journeyed toward the region of the Negeb, and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While residing in Gerar as an alien, New Heart English Bible Abraham traveled from there toward the land of the Negev, and lived between Kadesh and Shur. He lived as a foreigner in Gerar. Webster's Bible Translation And Abraham journeyed from thence towards the south country, and dwelt between Kadash and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar. World English Bible Abraham traveled from there toward the land of the South, and lived between Kadesh and Shur. He lived as a foreigner in Gerar. Young's Literal Translation And Abraham journeyeth from thence toward the land of the south, and dwelleth between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourneth in Gerar; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Abraham, Sarah, and Abimelech1Now Abraham journeyed from there to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was staying in Gerar, 2Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar had Sarah brought to him.… Cross References Genesis 12:9 And Abram journeyed on toward the Negev. Genesis 16:7 Now the angel of the LORD found Hagar by a spring of water in the desert--the spring along the road to Shur. Genesis 18:1 Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent. Genesis 24:62 Now Isaac had just returned from Beer-lahai-roi, for he was living in the Negev. Genesis 25:18 Ishmael's descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which is near the border of Egypt as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers. Genesis 26:1 Now there was another famine in the land, subsequent to the one that had occurred in Abraham's time. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar. Genesis 26:6 So Isaac settled in Gerar. Treasury of Scripture And Abraham journeyed from there toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar. A. Genesis 13:1 Genesis 18:1 Genesis 24:62 Kadesh. Genesis 14:7 Genesis 16:1,7,14 Numbers 13:26 Gerar. Genesis 10:19 Genesis 26:26 Genesis 10:19 Genesis 26:1,6,20,26 2 Chronicles 14:13,14 Jump to Previous Abraham Country Departed Dwelled Dwelleth Dwelt Foreigner Gerar Journeyed Kadesh Moved Negeb Negev Region Settled Shur Sojourned Sojourneth South Territory Thence Towards Traveled WayJump to Next Abraham Country Departed Dwelled Dwelleth Dwelt Foreigner Gerar Journeyed Kadesh Moved Negeb Negev Region Settled Shur Sojourned Sojourneth South Territory Thence Towards Traveled WayGenesis 20 1. Abraham sojourns at Gerar.2. Denies his wife, who is taken by Abimelech. 3. Abimelech is reproved for her in a dream. 9. He rebukes Abraham. 14. Restores Sarah; 16. and reproves her. 17. Abimelech and his family are healed at Abraham's prayer. XX. ABRAHAM'S DENIAL OF HIS WIFE AT GERAR. (1) Abraham journeyed from thence.--That is, from Mamre, where he had so long halted, and which seems to have continued to be one of his homes. As he had been commanded to traverse the whole land (Genesis 13:17-18), we need seek no reasons for his removal. It was the rule of his life to move from place to place, both on account of his cattle, and also because by so doing he was taking possession of the country. There were, nevertheless, certain places which were his head-quarters, such as Bethel, Mamre, and Beer-sheba. The south country.--It is a proper name, the Negeb; see Note on Genesis 12:9. For Kadesh, see Genesis 16:14; for Shur, Genesis 16:7; and for Gerar, Genesis 10:19. . . . Verse 1. - And Abraham journeyed (vide Genesis 12:9) from thence. Mamre (Genesis 18:1). In search of pasture, as on a previous occasion (Keil); or in consequence of the hostility of his neighbors (Calvin); or because he longed to escape from the scene of so terrible a calamity as he had witnessed (Calvin, Wilier, Murphy); or in order to benefit as many places and peoples as possible by his residence among them (A Lapide); or perhaps being impelled by God, who designed thereby to remind him that Canaan was not intended for a permanent habitation, but for a constant pilgrimage (Poole, Kalisch). Toward the south country. Ne-gob, the southern district of Palestine (Genesis 12:9; Genesis 13:1); the central region of Judaea being called Hahor, or the Highlands; the eastern, towards the Dead Sea, Midhbar; and the western Shephelah (Lange). And dwelled between Kadesh and Shur (vide Genesis 16:14 and Genesis 16:7), and sojourned in Gerar (vide Genesis 10:19).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Now Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙ (’aḇ·rā·hām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 85: Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation journeyed וַיִּסַּ֨ע (way·yis·sa‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5265: To pull up, the tent-pins, start on a, journey from there מִשָּׁ֤ם (miš·šām) Preposition-m | Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither to the region אַ֣רְצָה (’ar·ṣāh) Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land of the Negev הַנֶּ֔גֶב (han·ne·ḡeḇ) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 5045: South country, the Negeb, south and settled וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב (way·yê·šeḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry between בֵּין־ (bên-) Preposition Strong's 996: An interval, space between Kadesh קָדֵ֖שׁ (qā·ḏêš) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 6946: Kadesh -- 'sacred', a place in the desert and Shur. שׁ֑וּר (šūr) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 7793: Shur -- a desert region Southwest of Palestine on eastern border of Egypt While he was staying וַיָּ֖גָר (way·yā·ḡār) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1481: To turn aside from the road, sojourn, to shrink, fear, to gather for, hostility in Gerar, בִּגְרָֽר׃ (biḡ·rār) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1642: Gerar -- a place South of Gaza Links Genesis 20:1 NIVGenesis 20:1 NLT Genesis 20:1 ESV Genesis 20:1 NASB Genesis 20:1 KJV Genesis 20:1 BibleApps.com Genesis 20:1 Biblia Paralela Genesis 20:1 Chinese Bible Genesis 20:1 French Bible Genesis 20:1 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 20:1 Abraham traveled from there toward the land (Gen. 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