So Isaac stayed in Gerar.
Abraham left Hebron and traveled to southern Canaan where he stayed awhile between Kadesh and Shur. When he moved to Gerar,
I will do this because your father Abraham obeyed me. He did what I said and obeyed my commands, my teachings, and my rules.”
His wife Rebekah was very beautiful, and the men of that place asked Isaac about her. Isaac said, “She is my sister,” because he was afraid to tell them she was his wife. He thought they might kill him so they could have her.