Genesis 26:7-9

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Isaac’s Deception

⁷ When the men of the place asked about his wife, he said, “She is my sister,”^(A) for he was afraid to say “my wife,” thinking,^(B) “The men of the place will kill me on account of Rebekah, for she is a beautiful woman.”^{(C) 8} When Isaac had been there for some time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked down from the window and was surprised to see^[a] Isaac caressing his wife Rebekah.

⁹ Abimelech sent for Isaac and said, “So she is really your wife! How could you say, ‘She is my sister’?”

Isaac answered him, “Because I thought I might die on account of her.”