Genesis 26:6

And so Isaac remained in Gerar.

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And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:

In Context

5because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my precepts and commandments, and observed the ceremonies and the laws.”

7And when he was questioned by the men of that place about his wife, he answered, “She is my sister.” For he was afraid to confess her to be his mate, thinking that perhaps they would put him to death because of her beauty.

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Cross References

Genesis 20:1Abraham advanced from there into the southern land, and he lived between Kadesh and Shur. And he sojourned in Gerar.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 26:2-6

Removal of Isaac to Gerar. ( b. c. 1804.) 1 And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar. 2 And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of: 3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy… Read the whole commentary →

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