to repentance. Its tragic outcome foreshadows the struggle of humanity in general and Israel in particular to embrace the agenda of repentance fully. Repentance does not appear again in Genesis until chapter 20.3 Abimelech becomes guilty through his ignorant admission of Sarah into his harem. The process for removing this guilt and its attendant divine judgment involves restoring Sarah to Abraham (20:14), requesting intercession by a mediator (Abraham; 20:17) and paying restitution (animals, silver;