But when the men of that place asked about his wife, he said, "She is my sister." For he was afraid to say, "She is my wife," since he thought to himself, "The men of this place will kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is so beautiful." Cross References Genesis 12:11 As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, "Look, I know that you are a beautiful woman, Genesis 12:13 Please say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake, and on account of you my life will be spared." Genesis 20:2 Abraham said of his wife Sarah, "She is my sister." So Abimelech king of Gerar had Sarah brought to him. Genesis 20:11 Abraham replied, "I thought to myself, 'Surely there is no fear of God in this place. They will kill me on account of my wife.' Genesis 20:12 Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father--though not the daughter of my mother--and she became my wife. Genesis 24:16 Now the girl was very beautiful, a virgin who had not had relations with any man. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up again. Genesis 26:6 So Isaac settled in Gerar. Genesis 26:8 When Isaac had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked down from the window and was surprised to see Isaac caressing his wife Rebekah. Genesis 29:17 Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel was shapely and beautiful. Proverbs 29:25 The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high. Treasury of Scripture And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look on. She is my sister. Genesis 12:13 Genesis 20:2,5,12,13 Proverbs 29:25 fair. Genesis 24:16 |