Genesis 26:6

6 So Isaac stayed put in Gerar.

Genesis 26:6 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 26:6

And Isaac dwelt in Gerar.
] Continued there; in this he was obedient to the command and will of God.

Genesis 26:6 In-Context

4 I'll make your descendants as many as the stars in the sky and give them all these lands. All the nations of the Earth will get a blessing for themselves through your descendants.

5 And why? Because Abraham obeyed my summons and kept my charge - my commands, my guidelines, my teachings."

6 So Isaac stayed put in Gerar.

7 The men of the place questioned him about his wife. He said, "She's my sister." He was afraid to say "She's my wife." He was thinking, "These men might kill me to get Rebekah, she's so beautiful."

8 One day, after they had been there quite a long time, Abimelech, king of the Philistines, looked out his window and saw Isaac fondling his wife Rebekah.