Genesis 26:9
And he said to Isaac, It is clear that she is your wife: why then did you say, She is my sister? And Isaac said, For fear that I might be put to death because of her.
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Genesis 26:9
And he said to Isaac, It is clear that she is your wife: why then did you say, She is my sister? And Isaac said, For fear that I might be put to death because of her.
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Genesis 26:6
So Isaac went on living in Gerar;
Genesis 26:7
And when he was questioned by the men of the place about his wife, he said, She is my sister; fearing to say, She is my wife; for, he said, the men of the place may put me to death on account of Rebekah; because she is very beautiful.
Genesis 26:8
And when he had been there for some time, Abimelech, king of the Philistines, looking through a window, saw Isaac playing with Rebekah his wife.
Genesis 26:9
And he said to Isaac, It is clear that she is your wife: why then did you say, She is my sister? And Isaac said, For fear that I might be put to death because of her.
Genesis 26:10
Then Abimelech said, What have you done to us? one of the people might well have had connection with your wife, and the sin would have been ours.
Genesis 26:11
And Abimelech gave orders to his people that anyone touching Isaac or his wife was to be put to death.
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Genesis 29:14
And Laban said to him, Truly, you are my bone and my flesh. And he kept Jacob with him for the space of a month.
Genesis 44:28
The one went away from me, and I said, Truly he has come to a violent death; and from that time I have not seen him,
1 Samuel 20:3
But David took his oath again and said, Your father sees that I am dear to you; so he says to himself, Let Jonathan have no idea of this, for it will be a grief to him; but as the Lord is living, and as your soul is living, there is only a step between me and death.
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