Genesis 26:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 26:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 26:7 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; les..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 26:7 — KJV
“And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.”
— Genesis 26:7 (KJV)
Genesis 26:7 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 26:7
“Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife; because he uncovereth his father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 26:7: men, wife, say
“Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest they should say, Our hand is high, and the LORD hath not done all this. Our...: or, Our high hand, and not the LORD hath done”
Shares key themes with Genesis 26:7: feared, say, lest
“And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty. Be favourable...: or, Gratify us in them”
Shares key themes with Genesis 26:7: wife, say, should
“And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”
Shares key themes with Genesis 26:7: men, say, should
“And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an adversary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master? should it not be with the heads of these men?”
Shares key themes with Genesis 26:7: men, place, lest
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