Isaac moved to Gerar because there was a famine in the land.
Yahweh had told Isaac not to move to Egypt, and to stay in the land about which he would tell Isaac.
Yahweh told Isaac that he would fulfill the oath which Yahweh had sworn to Abraham.
Yahweh said he was going to do this because Abraham had obeyed his voice and kept his instructions, commandments, statutes, and laws.
Isaac told the men of Gerar that Rebekah was his sister.
Because of Isaac's lie, someone could have had sexual relations with Rebekah and brought guilt upon the people.
Because of Isaac's lie, someone could have had sexual relations with Rebekah and brought guilt upon the people.
Abimelech commanded that anyone who touched Rebekah would be put to death.
Abimelech asked Isaac to move away from the Philistines because he said, "...for you are mightier than we."
Isaac had to dig out the wells of water which they had dug in the days of Abraham because the Philistines had stopped them up after Abraham's death.
Isaac named the well, over which the herdsmen of Gerar did not quarrel with him, Rehoboth.
Yahweh reaffirmed that he would bless Isaac and multiply his descendants.
Yahweh reaffirmed that he would bless Isaac and multiply his descendants.
Abimelech wanted to make a covenant that neither side would harm the other, because he saw that Yahweh was with Isaac.
Abimelech wanted to make a covenant that neither side would harm the other, because he saw that Yahweh was with Isaac.
Isaac made a feast, and they swore an oath with each other.
Isaac made a feast, and they swore an oath with each other.
The two wives of Esau were from the Hittites.
Esau's wives brought sorrow to Isaac and Rebekah.