Genesis 26:7

New King James Version

And the men of the place asked about his wife. And he said, “She is my sister”; for he was afraid to say, “She is my wife,” because he thought, “lest the men of the place kill me for Rebekah, because she is beautiful to behold.”

Cross References

Proverbs 29:25

The fear of man brings a snare, But whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe.

Genesis 20:2

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

Genesis 12:13

Please say you are my sister, that it may be well with me for your sake, and that I may live because of you.”

Genesis 24:16

Now the young woman was very beautiful to behold, a virgin; no man had known her. And she went down to the well, filled her pitcher, and came up.

Colossians 3:9

Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds,

Ephesians 5:25

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

Matthew 10:28

And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Genesis 20:5

Did he not say 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 I have done this.”

Genesis 12:11

And it came to pass, when he was close to entering Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, “Indeed I know that you are a woman of beautiful countenance.

Genesis 20:11

And Abraham said, “Because I thought, surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will kill me on account of my wife.

Genesis 26:6

So Isaac dwelt in Gerar.

Genesis 26:8

Now it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked through a window, and saw, and there was Isaac, showing endearment to Rebekah his wife.

Genesis 29:17

Leah’s eyes were delicate, but Rachel was beautiful of form and appearance.

Genesis 12:15

The princes of Pharaoh also saw her and commended her to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken to Pharaoh’s house.