John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:7
And the men of the place asked him of his wife ,.... The inhabitants of Gerar inquired of Isaac who she was, whether she was his wife or not, or in what relation she stood in to him; this was not a mere civil inquiry, but what arose from the prevalence of lust in them towards her; and yet it was under some restraint, they being not so abandoned to their lusts as to exercise them upon any; not upon a man's wife, the sin of adultery being detestable to them, though that of fornication was... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:6
And Isaac dwelt in Gerar. Continued there; in this he was obedient to the command and will of God. read more