Genesis 26:7

and the men of the place asked respecting his wife. And he said, She is my sister; for he feared to say, My wife, lest the men of the place should kill him on account of Revekah; for she was of beautiful aspect.

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In The King James Version

And the men of the place asked him of 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 was fair to look upon.

In Context

6And Izhak dwelt at Gerar;

8And it was when be had been there many days that Abimelek the king of the Philistaee looked from a window, and, behold, Izhak was sporting with Revekah his wife.

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Cross References

Genesis 12:13Say now, thou art my sister, that it may be well with me through thee, and my life may be preserved through thy words.

Genesis 20:2And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelek, king of Gerar, sent and took Sarah.

Genesis 20:12Nevertheless, in truth she is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 26:7-12

Isaac's Denial of His Wife. ( b. c. 1840.) 6 And Isaac dwelt in Gerar: 7 And the men of the place asked him of 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 was fair to look upon. 8 And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife. 9 And Abimelech called Isaac, and said,… Read the whole commentary →

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