Genesis 20:2
“And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.”
KJV
Read in Genesis 20Meaning
The verse reports Abraham's deceptive presentation of Sarah and Abimelech's taking of her into his household.
Read carefully
The narrative reports Abraham's action without endorsing deception or treating Sarah's vulnerability as morally insignificant.
Reflection
Self-protection can shift risk onto another person; the passage presses readers to consider the cost of partial truth.