So after he had been there a long time, Abimelech King of the Philistines looked out at a window, and lo, he saw Isaac [a]sporting with Rebekah his wife.

Then Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Lo, she is of a surety thy wife, and why saidest thou, She is my sister? To whom Isaac answered, Because I thought this, It may be that I shall die for her.

10 Then Abimelech said, Why hast thou done this unto us? one of the people had almost lain by thy wife, so shouldest thou have brought [b]sin upon us.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 26:8 Or showing some familiar sign of love, whereby it might be known that she was his wife.
  2. Genesis 26:10 In all ages men were persuaded that God’s vengeance should light upon wedlock breakers.

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