Genesis 26:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 26:8

6 So Isaac dwelt in Gerar.

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

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,¹ showing endearment to Rebekah his wife.

9 Then Abimelech called Isaac and said, “Quite obviously she is your wife; so how could you say, ‘She is my sister’?” Isaac said to him, “Because I said, ‘Lest I die on account of her.’ ”

10 And Abimelech said, “What is this you have done to us? One of the people might soon have lain with your wife, and ^ayou would have brought guilt on us.”

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Definitions of words in Genesis 26:8:

Abimelech {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Abimelech {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Abimelech {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

He {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

His {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Philistines {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Philistines {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Philistines {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Rebekah {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Rebekah {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Rebekah {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Saw {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Time {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Wife {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Wife {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Window {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Window {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

King {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Other definition entries containing Genesis 26:8:

Abimelech {Easton's}
Genesis, 1-2 {I.S.B.E.}
House {I.S.B.E.}
Isaac {I.S.B.E.}
Look {I.S.B.E.}
Philistines {I.S.B.E.}

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