Abimelech of Gerar

Abimelech is a King Mentioned in one of the three wife-sister narratives. as happened before in Egypt Abram faced the same trouble that when he moved to dwell in pharaohs land. in this case God came into Abimelech in a dream to warn him that Sarah was not Abram sister but his wife.

In this case it is hard to locate Abimelech in history due to his meeting with Abram and Issac respectively. Acording to the Haggadah an ancient Jewish text, mentions that the Abimelech of Abram and Isaac are diferent people, but both were kings of Gerar. in this case Abimelech more than a personal name was a title that means "My father is a King". if this information is right. then what was the name of this king?
an ancient correspondence letter known as the Amarna letters, gives us more information about Abimelech. first of all, this letters were made of clay and were used as diplomatic correspondence between the Egyptian kingdom and they representatives in Canaan. Furthermore, this letters mention some correspondence between the pharaoh and a Egyptian governor known as Abimilku. this character is believe to be the biblical Abimelech.
in this case information of Abimilku can be traced on the Amarna letters where he appears to rule the city of Tyre and some other surrounding cities. His interaction with pharaoh started when Abimelech advised the pharaoh that the new political updates that he sent to Abimilku to apply on Tyre and surrounding cities have failed. Thus, creating a division of the interest of the cities that seemed  capable of start a war against the Egyptian dominion. for that reason  Abimelech updated Egypt of his condition and the needs of his city for fresh water and wood.
in conclusion Abimelech or Abimilku was a king that had a hard time dealing with political conflicts. the Bible show us just a little bit of information about who he was, but today with all the informative technology we can find more information about who we was and how he contributed in the history of the world.