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Genesis 20:2

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2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, she is my sister: And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.

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Arcana Coelestia #2522

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2522. That 'did he not say to me' means exoneration from having thought in this fashion is clear from every individual part of this verse as well as from the meaning of 'saying' as thinking, dealt with in 2506.

  
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Genesis 20:8

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8 Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. The men were very scared.