⁵ I will do this because your father Abraham ·obeyed me [^Llistened to my voice]. He did what I said and obeyed my ·instructions [charge], my commands, my teachings, and my ·rules [instructions; laws].”

⁶ So Isaac ·stayed [resided; settled] in Gerar [20:1]. ⁷ His wife Rebekah was very beautiful, and the men of that place asked Isaac about her. Isaac said, “She is my sister,” because he was afraid to tell them she was his wife. He thought they might kill him so they could have her [12:10–20; 20:1–18].