Genesis 26:7

New American Standard Bible 2020

When the men of the place asked about his wife, he said, “She is my 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 beautiful.”

Cross References

Genesis 12:11

It came about, when he was approaching Egypt, that he said to his wife Sarai, “See now, I know that you are a beautiful woman;

Genesis 12:13

Please say that you are my sister so that it may go well for me because of you, and that I may live on account of you.”

Genesis 12:15

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

Genesis 20:11

Abraham said, “Because I thought, surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.

Genesis 20:2

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

Genesis 20:5

Did he himself not say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands I have done this.”

Genesis 24:16

The young woman was very beautiful, a virgin; no man had had relations with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up.

Genesis 26:6

So Isaac lived in Gerar.

Genesis 26:8

Now it came about, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked down through a window, and saw them, and behold, Isaac was caressing his wife Rebekah.

Genesis 29:17

And Leah’s eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in figure and appearance.

Proverbs 29:25

The fear of man brings a snare, But one who trusts in the Lord will be protected.

Matthew 10:28

And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Ephesians 5:25

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her,

Colossians 3:9

Do not lie to one another, since you stripped off the old self with its evil practices,