Genesis 26:5-7
EasyEnglish Bible
5 This will happen because Abraham obeyed me. He obeyed all my laws and rules, and he did what I told him to do.’
6 So Isaac stayed in Gerar.
7 The men of Gerar asked Isaac about his wife. He told them, ‘She is my sister.’ He was afraid to say, ‘She is my wife.’ He thought that the men of Gerar might kill him because Rebekah was very beautiful.[a]
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- 26:7 See Genesis 12:11-14.
Genesis 26:5-7
New International Version
5 because Abraham obeyed me(A) and did everything I required of him, keeping my commands, my decrees(B) and my instructions.(C)” 6 So Isaac stayed in Gerar.(D)
7 When 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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