Genesis 20:1

ABRAHAM AND ABIMELECH, Genesis 20:1-18.

1. Abraham journeyed from thence Not impelled by fear, as Lot (Genesis 19:30) when he went up out of Zoar, but probably impressed by the destruction of Sodom that he must not sojourn too long with any one heathen people .

The south country Hebrews, the Negeb . See on Genesis 13:1.

Kadesh On Trumbull’s identification of this place, see on Genesis 14:7.

Shur See on Genesis 16:7. The name Shur means a wall, and was, perhaps, first given to the high ridge or wall of rock extending north and south through the western portion of the desert et-Tih . This whole north-western part of the peninsula of Sinai thus came to be called the wilderness of Shur . See on Exodus 15:22.

Gerar Rowlands discovered a valley and ruins, some three hours journey south of Gaza, bearing the name of Gerar, but the identification has not been sufficiently confirmed . He merely sojourned in Gerar as a stranger and pilgrim, while his more permanent dwelling (the abode of his great household and the place where his vast herds remained) was the open pasture lands between Kadesh and Shur .