Genesis 26:7

American King James Version (1999)

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 on.

Cross References

Genesis 12:11

And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that you are a fair woman to look on:

Genesis 12:13

Say, I pray you, you are my sister: that it may be well with me for your sake; and my soul shall live because of you.

Genesis 12:15

The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.

Genesis 20:11

And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.

Genesis 20:2

And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

Genesis 20:5

Said he not to me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocence of my hands have I done this.

Genesis 24:16

And the damsel was very fair to look on, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.

Genesis 26:6

And Isaac dwelled in Gerar:

Genesis 26:8

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.

Genesis 29:17

Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favored.

Proverbs 29:25

The fear of man brings a snare: but whoever puts his trust in the LORD shall be safe.

Matthew 10:28

And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Ephesians 5:25

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

Colossians 3:9

Lie not one to another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his deeds;