4. I will give you as many descendants as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all of these lands. All of the nations of the earth will be blessed because of your descendants.
5. I will do this because Abraham obeyed me and kept my orders, my commandments, my statutes, and my instructions."
6. So Isaac lived in Gerar.
7. When the men who lived there asked about his wife, he said, "She’s my sister," because he was afraid to say, "my wife," thinking, The men who live there will kill me for Rebekah because she’s very beautiful.
8. After Isaac had lived there for some time, the Philistines’ King Abimelech looked out his window and saw Isaac laughing together with his wife Rebekah.
9. So Abimelech summoned Isaac and said, "She’s your wife, isn’t she? How could you say, ‘She’s my sister’?"Isaac responded, "Because I thought that I might be killed because of her."
10. Abimelech said, "What are you trying to do to us? Before long, one of the people would have slept with your wife; and you would have made us guilty."
11. Abimelech gave orders to all of the people, "Anyone who touches this man or his wife will be put to death!"
12. Isaac planted grain in that land and reaped one hundred shearim that year because the Lord had blessed him.
13. Isaac grew richer and richer until he was extremely wealthy.
14. He had livestock, both flocks and cattle, and many servants. As a result, the Philistines envied him.