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Genesis 26:5-8 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

5. because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my precepts and commandments, and observed the ceremonies and the laws."

6. And so Isaac remained in Gerar.

7. And when he was questioned by the men of that place about his wife, he answered, "She is my sister." For he was afraid to confess her to be his mate, thinking that perhaps they would put him to death because of her beauty.

8. And when very many days had passed, and he had remained in the same place, Abimelech, king of the Palestinians, gazing through a window, saw him being playful with Rebekah, his wife.

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