Shortly after the destruction of Sodom Abraham journeyed with his herds and flocks into the extreme Southeast country of Palestine (Genesis 20). A king of Gerar in the time of Isaac, probably the son of the preceeding (Genesis 26:1-22). 9 Abimelech, son of Jerubbaal [Gideon], went to Shechem to see the uncles on his mothers side of the family. We are doing that today in the history, prophecy, and principles series. Abraham states that Sarah, his wife, is really his sister, leading Abimelech to try to take Sarah as a wife; however, God intervened before Abimelech One of his first Acts was to murder his brothers, seventy in number, "on one stone," at Ophrah. Then I would remove Abimelech." Achuzzath -- "possession," a friend of, 40. Abimelech. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV), 2 Samuel 11:21who struck Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness. 22 Abimelech ruled Israel for three years. You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done! Gen 20:2 Verse Concepts. This Abimelech/Ahimelech was a Ge 21:22 And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest: Ge 21:32 Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV), Genesis 20:15Abimelech said, "Behold, my land is before you. In the parallel passage, 2 Samuel 8:17, we have the name Ahimelech, and Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech. Finally, a covenant was made between Abimelech and Isaac at Beersheba, just as had been made between Abraham and the first Abimelech (Genesis 26:26-33). Exact Match. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, in Gerar. Achish, king of Gath, in the title of Psalm 34. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV), Judges 9:25The men of Shechem set an ambush for him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all who came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech. Judges 9:48 | View whole chapter | See verse in context And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done. (5) A priest in the days of David; a descendant of Ithamar and Eli, and son of Abiathar (1 Chronicles 18:16). He shared with Zadok, of the line of Ithamar, the priestly office in the reign of David (1 Chronicles 24:31).Edward Mack, 6369. ), a-bim'-e-lek ('abhimelekh, "father of a king"): A name borne by five Old Testament persons. Abimelek -- "father is king," a Philistine name, also an "father is king," a Philistine name, also an Israelite name. An insurrection led by Gaal the son of Ebed having broken out in Shechem, Abimelech, although he succeeded in capturing that city, was wounded to death by a mill-stone, which a woman dropped from the wall upon his head, while he was storming the citadel of Thebez, into which the defeated rebels had retreated, after that city also had been taken (Judges 9:50-53). (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV), Judges 9:50Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it. Transliteration: Pikol Phonetic Spelling: (pee-kole') Short Definition: Phicol. Abimelechs three-year reign came to an end when his armor-bearer, in compliance with his dying request, ran him through with the sword, so that it could not be said that a woman had killed him. Abimelech then became the King of Shechem, ruling for three years before a conspiracy arose against him. But if we look closely, we can find an even deeper sin shown here. (Comp. 12:16 took sheep and oxen, and male servants and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and returned Sarah his wife to him. 1 Samuel 21:10-15. Isaac Is Born . Then they bore children; 18 for the Lord had closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abrahams wife. Meaning: father of the king . His praise will always be in my mouth. We know that it is wrong to lie (Psalm 34:13). (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV), Genesis 21:22It happened at that time, that Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his army spoke to Abraham, saying, "God is with you in all that you do. But God rebuked him in a dream, besides sending barrenness on the women of his household (Genesis 20:3, 17). (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV), Judges 9:27They went out into the field, and gathered their vineyards, and trod the grapes, and held festival, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech. He said, "Lord, will you kill even a righteous nation? He shows that people in that place did respect God. Dwell where it pleases you. (3.) (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV), Judges 9:35Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people who were with him, from the ambush. He calls Abraham Sarah's brother, just like Abraham had said. ]"The Case of Abimelech and His House Examined. Tools. I will bless Yahweh at all times. But on the death of Gideon, his son Abimelech? (2.) God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children. ABIMELECH. 62 King James Version (KJV) Bible verses with Hebrew word , bmelek (Strong's H40) meaning: Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites. But the NIV, ESV, and HCS Bibles have Ahimelech (or Ahimelek). 2084 . (4) A son of Gideon (Judges 9) who aspired to be king after the death of his father, and did rule three years (Judges 9:22). He afterwards made a league with Abraham, Genesis 20:1-18. (verse 9). "(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV), Genesis 21:32So they made a covenant at Beersheba. When contention had arisen between the servants of the two men over the wells of water the two men made a covenant at a well, which took its name, Beersheba, from this fact of covenantmaking (Genesis 21:31, 32). Post was not sent - check your email addresses! (1.) Note to Teacher: The Abimelech in Genesis 20 was most likely the grandfather of the Abimelech in Isaacs day. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV), Judges 9:45Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and killed the people who were therein: and he beat down the city, and sowed it with salt. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV), Judges 9:1Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother's brothers, and spoke with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV), Judges 9:3His mother's brothers spoke of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, "He is our brother. Genesis 20:18 For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife. Finding that he was mortally wounded and in order to avoid the shame of death at a woman's hand, he required his armor-bearer to kill him with his sword (Judges 9:54). (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV), Judges 9:23God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech: (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV), Judges 9:24that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be laid on Abimelech their brother, who killed them, and on the men of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to kill his brothers. He and Abraham had met under difficult circumstances, as described in Genesis 20. | GotQuestions.org, Who was Abimelech in the Bible? This league was the first of which we have any record. How long did it take them to notice that all the women in Abimelech's house were barren? It is quite possible that Abimelech was the royal title rather than the personal name, since in the title of Psalm 34 we find it applied to the king of Gath, elsewhere known by his personal name, Achish (1 Samuel 27:2, 3). Bridgeway Bible Commentary. Three years afterwards, they rose against Abimelech; he defeated them, and destroyed their city, but as he was attacking Thebez, a woman threw down a piece of millstone on his head, which so injured him, that he called to his armor bearer to slay him, Jud 9:1- 57. As a Mark of respect he gave to Abraham valuable gifts, and offered him a settlement in any part of his country; while at the same time he delicately and yet severely rebuked him for having practised a deception upon him in pretending that Sarah was only his sister. Abimelek -- "father is king," a Philistine name, also an, Of Lot's Deliverance from Sodom, and Its Consumption by Fire from, That the Judges who Succeeded Gideon Made War with the Adjoining, The Pelagians Argue that God Sometimes Closes the Womb in Anger, Concerning the Sons of Isaac, Esau and Jacob; of their Nativity, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV), Who was Abimelech in the Book of Judges? Chapter XXVI. "(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV), Genesis 20:10Abimelech said to Abraham, "What did you see, that you have done this thing? Another king of Gerar, probably son of the former, and contemporary with Isaac. 21 And the Lord visited Sarah as He had said, and the Lord did for Sarah as He had spoken. Douay-Rheims Bible And God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and he said to him: Lo thou shalt die for the woman thou hast taken: for she hath a husband. And as //josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 18 concerning the sons.htm, Psalm LII. Even if these verses are from E, however, neither actually says that Sarah was old. So Abraham had been wrong to be afraid. Proper Name Masculine. Both Abraham and Isaac lied because they were afraid. God appears to Isaac "fish bread" will search for verses that contains fish OR bread in minumum 1 bible version: without: search for verses not contained of the search words. Zebul. "Of Lot's Deliverance from Sodom, and Its Consumption by Fire from Heaven; And of Abimelech, Whose Lust Could Not Harm Sarah's Chastity. But on the death //severus/life and writings of sulpitius severus /chapter xxvi but on the.htm, Of Lot's Deliverance from Sodom, and Its Consumption by Fire from Book XVI. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV), Judges 9:44Abimelech, and the companies that were with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city: and the two companies rushed on all who were in the field, and struck them. Neither did you tell me, neither did I hear of it, until today. He was an unprincipled, ambitious ruler, often engaged in war with his own subjects. "(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV), Genesis 20:17Abraham prayed to God. Note to Teacher: The Abimelech in Genesis 20 was most likely the grandfather of the Abimelech in Isaacs day. 1. 1 Chronicles 18:16 | View whole chapter | See verse in context And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe; Psalms 34:1 | View whole chapter | See verse in context (A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed. Chapter 9. Isn't he the son of Jerubbaal? 2 He said, Please ask all citizens of Shechem, What seems best to you? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? Transliteration: Zebul Phonetic Spelling: (zeb-ool') Short Definition: Zebul. Only one named Jotham escaped. May fire blaze out from the men of Shechem and Bethmillo and burn Abimelech up." /a/abimelech's.htm - 7k, Zebul (5 Occurrences) Habitation, the governor of Shechem under Abimelech (Judges 9:28, 30, 36). Here is Abimelech in the Bible. This most authorities consider the more correct reading. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV), Genesis 21:25Abraham complained to Abimelech because of a water well, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away. Chapter 30 [XV. Jg 8:30, 31; 9:1-57; 2Sa 11:21. John 3:16, Jesus faith love) KJV. The Masoretic text, followed by the King James Version, reads Abimelech in 1 Chronicles 18:16. /hebrew/6369.htm - 6k, 2083. Oh, and he's prone to fratricide. Book I. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV), Judges 9:52Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire. Genesis 26:26-35 Covenant with Abimelech. Ge 20:2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. One day Gideons * son Abimelech went to Shechem to visit his uncleshis mothers brothers. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS), Judges 9:55When the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man to his place. He said to them and to the rest of his mothers family, 2 Ask the leading citizens of Shechem whether they want to be ruled by all seventy of Gideons sons or by one man. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV), Genesis 20:8Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: but why should we serve him? "Abimelech" primary search results are listed below along with dictionary aides, Search verses, phrases, and topics (e.g. 5] your brother a thousand pieces of silver. Both Abraham and Isaac lied because they were afraid. an officer of Abimelech. The second mistake he made was, he surrounded himself with violent men. Isaac and Abimelech. King of Gerar of the Philistines, who took Sarah into his harem; but being warned of God in a dream, he restored her to Abraham, and gave him 1,000 pieces of silver as a "covering of the eyes" for Sarah, that is, as an atoning present, and to be a testimony of her innocence in the eyes of all. By an interposition of Providence, Sarah was delivered from his harem, and was restored to her husband Abraham. Genesis 20:3 | View whole chapter | See verse in context But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife. 6370 . At least a couple months. STORIES III THE CROWNING OF ABIMELECH. With Moore (Judges, 255;) we may translate it thus: "Who is Abimelech? There may well have been a hint of doubt already entertained by Abimelech and perhaps others of the Philistines, for when he saw Isaac caressing 220 Rebekah he said, Behold, certainly she is your wife! Douay-Rheims Bible And God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and he said to him: Lo thou shalt die for the woman thou hast taken: for she hath a husband. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar. Abimelechs ethics appear to be based on a higher standard than Isaacs. 21 Then because he was afraid of his brother Abimelech, Jotham ran away and went to live at Beer. 1. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV), Judges 9:41Abimelech lived at Arumah: and Zebul drove out Gaal and his brothers, that they should not dwell in Shechem. Chapter 30. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV), Genesis 26:8It happened, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was caressing Rebekah, his wife. The name of two kings of Philistia; the first was a contemporary of Abraham, the second, probably son of the former, was king in the days of Isaac. "(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV), Genesis 21:27Abraham took sheep and cattle, and gave them to Abimelech. Another possible Abimelech in the Bible was a son of the high priest Abiathar, mentioned in 1 Chronicles 18:16. Isaac sought refuge in his territory during a famine, and there he acted a part with reference to his wife Rebekah similar to that of his father Abraham with reference to Sarah. Didn't a woman cast an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died at Thebez? 14 Abimelech took sheep, cattle, men and women slaves, and presented them to Abraham, and gave him back his wife Sarah. commander of Abimelech's army. why did you go so near the wall? //christianbookshelf.org/bounds/prayer and praying men/iii abraham the man of.htm, Concerning the Sons of Isaac, Esau and Jacob; of their Nativity commanded him. Judges 9:3 His mother's brothers spoke of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they /c/citizens.htm - 15k, Genesis 20:2Abraham said about Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." When engaged in reducing the town of Thebez, which had revolted, he was struck mortally on his head by a mill-stone, thrown by the hand of a woman from the wall above. Settle wherever you please.' God had not spoken threateningly here to Abimelech as He had done when Sarah was taken into the Philistine rulers harem. 221. Genesis 26:26. After Abimelech had reproved Abraham most justly for the deception, he dealt generously with him, loading him with presents and granting him the liberty of the land (Genesis 20:14, 15). Fearing for his life because of his beautiful wife, Rebekah, he called her his sister, just as Abraham had done with reference to Sarah. Concerning Abimelech; And Concerning Ismael The Son Of Abraham; And Concerning The Arabians, Who Were His Posterity. /hebrew/2083.htm - 6k, 40. See how unjust Abraham's jealousies were. This daily newsletter provides a starting point for personal study, and gives valuable insight into the verses that make up the Word of God. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV), Genesis 26:9Abimelech called Isaac, and said, "Behold, surely she is your wife. Abimelech rebuked him for the deception, which he accidentally discovered. (1) The name of two kings of Philistia; the first was a contemporary of Abraham, the second, probably son of the former, was king in the days of Isaac. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV), Judges 9:42It happened on the next day, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV), Genesis 20:9Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, "What have you done to us? (WEB JPS BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV), International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, 276. And Isaac said unto (5.) Isaac said to him, "Because I said,'Lest I die because of her. God did not strike him down for his lie. Abimelech. Genesis 20:3 1890 Darby Bible 2. He then murdered all the sons of his father, seventy in number, at Ophrah, the family home in the tribe of Manasseh, Jotham the youngest son alone escaping (Judges 9:5). (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV), Judges 9:28Gaal the son of Ebed said, "Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? "(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV), Judges 9:4They gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal Berith, with which Abimelech hired vain and light fellows, who followed him. 20 But if not, may fire blaze out from Abimelech and burn up the men of Shechem and Bethmillo. Abraham and Isaac by joining forces with the nations that consulted against the children of Israel in Psalm 83 (see verse 7). 15 And Abimelech said, Behold, # ch. Zebul -- an officer of Abimelech 2082, 2083. (1.) Genesis 20:7 Now therefore, restore the man's wife; for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and '"(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV), Genesis 26:10Abimelech said, "What is this you have done to us? Genesis 20:116 narrates the story of Abraham emigrating to the southern region of Gerar, whose king is named Abimelech. the Psalm hath: "At the end, understanding of David, when there came Doeg the Edomite and told Saul, David hath come into the house of Abimelech:" whereas we //christianbookshelf.org/augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm lii.htm, Abimelech's (4 Occurrences)Abimelech's (4 Occurrences). and Zebul his officer? "(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV), Genesis 26:11Abimelech commanded all the people, saying, "He who touches this man or his wife will surely be put to death. 15 And Abimelech said, 'Look, my land is open to you. His cruel treatment of the Shechemites (Judges 9:46-49), when they took refuge from him in their strong tower, was a just judgment for their acquiescence in his crimes (Judges 9:20, 57); while his own miserable death was retribution for his bloody deeds (Judges 9:56). The NAS, KJV, and NET Bibles put the name as Abimelech. | GotQuestions.org, How did God use dreams and visions in the Bible? Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, to Gerar. (3) The title of Psalm 34 mentions another Abimelech, who in all probability is the same as Achish king of Gath (1 Samuel 21:10-22:1); with whom David sought refuge when fleeing from Saul, and with whom he was dwelling at the time of the Philistine invasion of Israel, which cost Saul his kingdom and his life (1 Samuel 27). Abimelech: (father of the king) the name of several Philistine kings, was probably a common title of these kings, like that of Pharaoh among the Egyptians and that of Caesar and Augustus among the Romans.Hence in the title of Psalm 34:1 in which the name of Abimelech is given to the king, who is called Achish in 1 Samuel 21:11. Perceiving that the wound was mortal, he desired his armour-bearer to thrust him through with his sword, that it might not be said he had perished by the hand of a woman (Judges 9:50-57). Genesis 26:16. And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we. Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands; KJV, ASV, YLT, AMP, LEB, HCSB, WEB,
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