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14 Then Abimelech brought sheep and cows to give to Abraham. He also gave to Abraham male and female servants. And he gave Sarah back to Abraham. 15 Abimelech said, ‘Look! See my land all round you. Go and live anywhere that you want to live.’

16 Abimelech said to Sarah, ‘I have given 1,000 pieces of silver to your brother.[a] This is to show everyone that you yourself did nothing wrong. It will pay you for any trouble that you have received.’

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  1. 20:16 Abimelech was very kind. He called Abraham ‘Sarah's brother’, just like Abraham had said. He showed that people in that place did respect God. So Abraham had been wrong to be afraid.