Holy Scripture
Genesis 26:11
A church father on this verse
“See God's providence; see his ineffable care. The One who had said, "Don't go down into Egypt; stay in this land, and I will be with you," was the one arranging all this and putting the good man in such a safe position. I mean, notice the king going to such trouble to ensure that he could live in peace and be free fro…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
11And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, Every man that touches this man and his wife shall be liable to death.
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9And Abimelech called Isaac, and said to him, Is she then thy wife? why hast thou said, She is my sister? And Isaac said to him, I did so, for I said, Lest at any time I die on her account.
10And Abimelech said to him, Why hast thou done this to us? one of my kindred within a little had lain with thy wife, and thou wouldest have brought a sin of ignorance upon us.
— Genesis 26:11 —
12And Isaac sowed in that land, and he found in that year barley a hundredfold, and the Lord blessed him.
13And the man was exalted, and advancing he increased, till he became very great.