8 Isaac had been there a long time. One day Abimelech, the king of the Philistines, looked down from a window. He saw Isaac hugging and kissing his wife Rebekah.
9 So Abimelech sent for Isaac. He said, "She's really your wife, isn't she? Why did you say, 'She's my sister'?" Isaac answered him, "I thought I might lose my life because of her."
10 Then Abimelech said, "What have you done to us? What if one of the men had sex with your wife? Then you would have made us guilty."
11 So Abimelech gave orders to all of the people. He said, "You can be sure that anyone who harms this man or his wife will be put to death."
12 Isaac planted crops in that land. That same year he gathered 100 times more than he planted. That was because the Lord blessed him.
13 Isaac became rich. His wealth continued to grow until he became very rich.
14 He had many flocks and herds and servants. Isaac had so much that the Philistines became jealous of him.