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And there was a famine in the land,beside the firstfamine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaacwent unto Abimelechking of the Philistines unto Gerar.
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Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all thesecountries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
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And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all thesecountries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
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And the men of the placeasked 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 upon.
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And it came to pass, when he had been there a longtime, that Abimelechking of the Philistines looked outat a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.
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And AbimelechcalledIsaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaacsaid unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.
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And Abimelechsaid, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have broughtguiltiness upon us.