[Avodah] Question about Avraham and Sarah at Avimelech's House

[Yonatan Kaganoff]

A friend of mine had a question about the narrative in last week's *Parsha,
Veyara*. In *Lech Lecha *Avram forms an army and fights the armies of the
Four Kings to free his nephew Lot from captivity.

However, in *Veyara* when Sarah is taken by Avimelech Avraham acts
passively and lets Avimelech's soldiers take Sarah. If when his nephew was
captured Avraham takes up arms, why does he not do the same when Sarah is
taken?

My friend wanted to know if any of the traditional commentators address
this question. Does anyone on the list-serv have any sources or
suggestions?
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