Genesis 20:14-16

"And Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and man-servants, and women-servants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored Sarah his wife. And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee. And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, it is for thee a covering of the eyes to all that are with thee; and in respect of all thou art righted."

What a marvelous difference in the treatment of Abraham here as compared to what Pharaoh did to him. He was invited to remain in the country, loaded with rich gifts, and given permission to occupy any part of the king's dominion that he might have been pleased to occupy. Since the price of a slave was about 30 pieces of silver, a thousand pieces would have been the equivalent of 30 or 35 maid-servants and men-servants. Scholars differ on whether the thousand pieces of silver was a recapitulation of the value of the other gifts, or if it was "in addition" to them. It makes no difference; any way it could be figured, the endowment was a very substantial one. Abimelech did this because he believed in God and was most anxious that God should find no cause of condemnation in him regarding his taking Sarah. The king also evidently requested that Abraham should intercede with God on his behalf and in behalf of the people, but it is not specifically mentioned that the king made such a request.