“And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.”
Abimelech tells Abraham that his land is before him and he may live wherever he likes. The generous invitation to settle in Gerar is given to the man who just lied about his wife. Romans 12:21 calls for overcoming evil with good — Abimelech is doing exactly that. The application: the moral example in this chapter is Abimelech, not Abraham. The pagan king whose territory was invaded by deception responds with generosity and justice.
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