When the men of the place asked about his wife, he said, "She is my sister," for he was afraid to say, "my wife," thinking, "the men of the place might kill me on account of Rebekah, for she is beautiful."Ah, the perspective of hindsight. One of those passages where you want to shout at the text and tell Isaac how stupid he is.
Apparently, one thing Abraham was not good at was warning his son about repeating his own mistakes. Abraham did this twice, and both times it turned out badly. Either Abraham never happened to mention those, or else he didn't do so with enough force to get through to Isaac that it had been a bad idea.
Also, it may show a lack of faith in God on Isaac's part. God had specifically told him to stay in the area, and that he would have many descendants. Either he was concerned that God would not spare him since he already had children, or he didn't trust God's word to be fulfilled.
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