And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
And besides, she really is my sister—she's my father's daughter, but not my mother's daughter—and she became my wife.
Abraham is explaining that Sarah is technically his half-sister (they share the same father but have different mothers) as well as his wife.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from Abraham's explanation to King Abimelech after telling him that Sarah was his sister rather than his wife. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, marriages between half-siblings were not uncommon and were considered legally and socially acceptable. Abraham was using this technicality to protect himself while traveling in foreign territory, though he had been deceptive by not revealing the full truth that Sarah was also his wife.
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