And it came to pass, 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 sporting with Rebekah his wife.
After Isaac had been living there for a long time, King Abimelech of the Philistines happened to look out of a window. He saw Isaac being affectionate and playful with Rebekah his wife.
This verse reveals that King Abimelech discovered Isaac had been lying about Rebekah being his sister when he saw them being intimate as husband and wife.
📚 Historical Context
Isaac had moved to Gerar during a famine and told the Philistines that Rebekah was his sister, fearing they might kill him to take his beautiful wife. This deception mirrors what his father Abraham had done twice before with Sarah. The Hebrew word 'sporting' suggests intimate, playful behavior that would only be appropriate between married couples.
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