Study it in the app“Abimelech called Isaac and said, “So she is your wife! How could you say, ‘She is my sister’?” Isaac said to him, “Because I said to myself, ‘I might die because of her.’””
AbimelechאֲבִימֶלֶךְcalledוַיִּקְרָאIsaacלְיִצְחָקand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Soאַךְ הִנֵּהsheהִואis your wife!אִשְׁתְּךָHowוְאֵיךְcould you say,אָמַרְתָּ‘Sheהִואis my sister’?”אֲחֹתִיIsaacיִצְחָקsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“BecauseכִּיI said to myself,אָמַרְתִּי‘I mightפֶּןdieאָמוּתbecause of her.’”עָלֶיהָ
Abimelech
Abimelech, the name of Philistine kings of Gerar in the days of Abraham and of Isaac, and of other men, such as a son of Gideon. The name means "my father is king"; it may have been a title of the kings of that place.
Where else “avimelech” appearscall
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “yikra” appearsIsaac
Isaac, the son promised to Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob. His name means "he laughs" (Genesis 17:17, 19; 21:6).
Where else “yitschak” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearswife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “isht” appearssister
A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.
Where else “achoti” appearsdie
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “amut” appears8When he had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked down through the window and saw, and look, Isaac was caressing Rebekah his wife.
9 · This verse (above)
10Abimelech said, “What is this you have done to us? One of the people might easily have lain with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us.”
1. What it says
What did YHWH promise Isaac, and what happened with the wells he dug (vv. 2-5, 18-22)?
2. What it means
What did Isaac say when he named the well Rehoboth, the one they did not quarrel over, and what does that show about his attitude (vv. 20-22)?
3. How I live it
How can you respond with peace the next time someone disputes something that is yours?
