SEV Biblia, Chapter 20:18
Porque había del todo cerrado el SEŅOR toda matriz de la casa de Abimelec, a causa de Sara mujer de Abraham.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Genesis 20:18
Verse 18. For the Lord had fast closed up all the wombs] Probably by means of some disease with which he had smitten them, hence it is said they were healed at Abraham's intercession; and this seems necessarily to imply that they had been afflicted by some disease that rendered it impossible for them to have children till it was removed. And possibly this disease, as Dr. Dodd conjectures, had afflicted Abimelech, and by this he was withheld, Genesis xx. 6, from defiling Abraham's bed. 1. ON the prevarication of Abraham and Sarah, see the notes and concluding observations on chap. 12.; and while we pity this weakness, let us take it as a warning.
2. The cause why the patriarch did not acknowledge Sarah as his wife, was a fear lest he should lose his life on her account, for he said, Surely the fear, i.e., the true worship, of the true God is not in this place. Such is the natural bigotry and narrowness of the human heart, that we can scarcely allow that any besides ourselves possess the true religion. To indulge a disposition of this kind is highly blamable. The true religion is neither confined to one spot nor to one people; it is spread in various forms over the whole earth. He who fills immensity has left a record of himself in every nation and among every people under heaven. Beware of the spirit of intolerance! for bigotry produces uncharitableness; and uncharitableness, harsh judging; and in such a spirit a man may think he does God service when he tortures, or makes a burnt-offering of the person whom his narrow mind and hard heart have dishonoured with the name of heretic. Such a spirit is not confined to any one community, though it has predominated in some more than in others. But these things are highly displeasing in the sight of God. HE, as the Father of the spirits of all flesh, loves every branch of his vastly extended family; and as far as we love one another, no matter of what sect of party, so far we resemble HIM. Had Abraham possessed more charity for man and confidence in God at this time, he had not fallen into that snare from which he barely escaped. A hasty judgment is generally both erroneous and harsh; and those who are the most apt to form it are generally the most difficult to be convinced of the truth.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 14-18 - We often trouble ourselves, and even are led into temptation and sin by groundless suspicions; and find the fear of God where we expected is not. Agreements to deceive generally end in shame and sorrow; an restraints from sin, though by suffering, should be thankfull acknowledged. Though the Lord rebuke, yet he will pardon and delive his people, and he will give them favour in the sight of those with whom they sojourn; and overrule their infirmities, when they ar humbled for them, so that they shall prove useful to themselves an others __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
כי 3588 עצר 6113 עצר 6113 יהוה 3068 בעד 1157 כל 3605 רחם 7358 לבית 1004 אבימלך 40 על 5921 דבר 1697 שׂרה 8283 אשׁת 802 אברהם׃ 85
