# So Isaac settled in Gerar

Only Isaac is mentioned because he is the leader of the family, but his whole family was with him. AT: "So Isaac and his family settled in Gerar" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# He feared to say

Here "fear" refers to the unpleasant feeling a person has when there is a threat of harm to himself or others. "He was afraid to say"

# to get Rebekah

"in order to take Rebekah"

# He saw, behold, Isaac

The word "behold" shows that what Abimelech saw surprised him. AT: "And he was surprised to see that Isaac"

# was caressing Rebekah

Possible meanings are 1) he was touching her the way a husband touches his wife or 2) he was laughing and talking with her the way a husband talks with his wife.

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/isaac]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/gerar]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/fear]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/rebekah]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/abimelech]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/philistines]]