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The men of the place asked him about his wife. He said, "She is my sister," for he was afraid to say, "My wife," lest, he thought, the men of the place might kill me for Rebekah, because she was beautiful to look on.
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A Repeated Failure
Commentators unanimously note that Isaac repeats the same sin his father Abraham committed. Several scholars argue this makes Isaac's failure even more serious, as he should have learned from his father's near-disaster. The Bible records these patriarchal falls not to be excused, but to serve as warnings for all believers.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
משׁמרת mı̂shmeret — “charge, ordinance.”
עשׂק ‛êśeq — Esek, “strife.”
שׂטנה śı̂ṭnâh<…
19th Century
Anglican
He said, She is my sister. —We have already seen that Abraham at Gerar showed no awareness of having done wrong in denyin…
16th Century
Protestant
And the men of the place asked him. Moses relates that Isaac was tempted in the same manner as his father Abraham, in having his wife take…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the men of the place asked [him] of his wife The inhabitants of Gerar inquired of Isaac who she was, whether she was …
There is nothing in Isaac's denial of his wife to be imitated, nor even excused. The temptation of Isaac is the same as that which overcame his fat…
