ISAAC AND ABIMELECH
Like his father before him, Isaac went to Gerar in a time of famine.
God instructed him not to go down into Egypt and repeated the promise
of the blessing. He lied about Rebekah by saying she was his sister,
because he reasoned they would kill him for his beautiful wife. After
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ISAAC STILL LOVED ESAU MORE THAN JACOB
Esau married two Hittite women. Both Isaac and Rebekah were troubled
by his selection of a mates for life. After all, they did not worship
the God of heaven. He might be led astray by their false worship. As
William Cline noted in a lecture, "In so marrying wi... [ Continue Reading ]