Genesis 26:6

And Isaac dwelt in Gerar.

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And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:

In Context

5Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

7And the men of the place asked [him] concerning his wife; and he said, She is my sister; for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, [said he,] the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah, because she is of a handsome appearance.

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Cross References

Genesis 20:1And Abraham journeyed from there toward the south country, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur and 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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