Genesis 26:6

Plain English Version

So Isaac set up his camp in Gerar, just like God told him to.

Cross References

Genesis 20:1

At one time, Abraham moved his camp south to the Negev desert, and he lived between the 2 towns called Kadesh and Shur. Then later, he moved his camp to a town called Gerar.

Genesis 26:5

You know, your father Abraham listened to me and did what I told him to do. That’s why I’m making that same promise to you that I made to him.”

Genesis 26:7

The men in Gerar saw Isaac’s wife Rebekah, and they asked Isaac, “Who is that woman?” You know, Rebekah was very beautiful. So Isaac got worried about those men. He thought, “Maybe those men want to marry Rebekah. If I tell them that she is my wife, maybe they will kill me to get her.” So Isaac lied and said, “She is my sister.”