When Isaac moved to Gerar during a famine, what did he tell the people there about Rebekah?
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Correct answer: She is my sister
Like his father Abraham, Isaac feared for his life because of Rebekah's beauty. He claimed she was his sister so the men of Gerar would not kill him to take her.
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