Genesis 26:5-7

Amplified Bible

⁵because Abraham listened to and obeyed My voice and [consistently] kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”

⁶So Isaac stayed in Gerar. ⁷The men of the place asked him about his wife, and he said, “She is my ^[a]sister,” for he was afraid to say, “my wife”—thinking, “the men of the place might kill me on account of Rebekah, since she is very beautiful.”

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Footnotes

Genesis 26:7 When Abraham used this ploy, it was a half-truth; when Isaac said this it was a complete lie. At this time Isaac was at least seventy-five years old; Rebekah’s age at this time is not known.

Genesis 26:5-7

New International Version

⁵because Abraham obeyed me^(A) and did everything I required of him, keeping my commands, my decrees^(B) and my instructions.^(C)” ⁶So Isaac stayed in Gerar.^(D)

⁷When the men of that place asked him about his wife, he said, “She is my sister,^(E)” because he was afraid to say, “She is my wife.” He thought, “The men of this place might kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is beautiful.”

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Genesis 26:5-7

New King James Version

⁵^(A)because Abraham obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”

⁶So Isaac dwelt in Gerar. ⁷And the men of the place asked about his wife. And ^(B)he said, “She is my sister”; for ^(C)he was afraid to say, “She is my wife,” because he thought, “lest the men of the place kill me for Rebekah, because she is ^(D)beautiful to behold.”