Genesis 26:7

New American Bible - revised edition

When the men of the place asked questions about his wife, he answered, “She is my sister.” He was afraid that, if he called her his wife, the men of the place would kill him on account of Rebekah, since she was beautiful.

Cross References

Genesis 12:11

When he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai: “I know that you are a beautiful woman.

Genesis 12:13

Please say, therefore, that you are my sister, so that I may fare well on your account and my life may be spared for your sake.”

Genesis 12:15

When Pharaoh’s officials saw her they praised her to Pharaoh, and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.

Genesis 20:11

Abraham answered, “I thought there would be no fear of God in this place, and so they would kill me on account of my wife.

Genesis 20:2

Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent and took Sarah.

Genesis 20:5

Was he not the one who told me, ‘She is my sister’? She herself also stated, ‘He is my brother.’ I acted with pure heart and with clean hands.”

Genesis 24:16

The young woman was very beautiful, a virgin, untouched by man. She went down to the spring and filled her jug. As she came up,

Genesis 26:6

So Isaac settled in Gerar.

Genesis 26:8

But when they had been there for a long time, Abimelech, king of the Philistines, looked out of a window and saw Isaac fondling his wife Rebekah.

Genesis 29:17

Leah had dull eyes, but Rachel was shapely and beautiful.

Proverbs 29:25

Fear of others becomes a snare, but the one who trusts in the Lord is safe.

Matthew 10:28

And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, be afraid of the one who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.

Ephesians 5:25

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ loved the church and handed himself over for her

Colossians 3:9

Stop lying to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices