Genesis 26:8

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It happened, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was caressing Rebekah, his wife.

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The Journeys of Abraham and the PatriarchsThe journeys of Abraham and the patriarchs from Ur through Canaan and into Egypt.

Canaan in the Patriarchal AgeCanaan during the patriarchal period, before the Israelite conquest.

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Gerar was a Philistine city in the Negev, south of Canaan, where Isaac stayed

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Genesis 26:8 mentions Egypt, Gerar, Rehoboth and Valley of Gerar.

Photo of Egypt — Egypt · Ricardo Liberato