“And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will kill me for my wife's sake. (Gen. 20:11) God slipped the word “fear” into His written word 509 times. The authors of the text registered “Fear of God” 30 times, while the term “Fear of God” was registered eight times. There are many words used in the Bible to define the word fear. “The most common of these (giving the noun forms) are Heb. yir'â, 'reverence'; Heb. paḥaḏ, terror', 'fear'; Gk. phobos, 'fear', 'terror'”. The New Bible Dictionary contributes the word fear as Holy Fear. “To fear God is to regard Him with reverent awe.” Genesis 20:11 is representative of this use of the word fear. Abraham premeditated that he would not be safe in the land of Gerar, which was between Kadesh and Shur. His logic was that the people of that land did not know the living God of the Jews; therefore, they had no reverence for Him. Without respect for God, the people of those lands would certainly be unlikely to deliberate the moral implications of such heinous acts of murder, rape, and plunder. These heinous acts would have simply been habitual behavior. We can also argue that because the people of the land did not revere Jehovah, they also did not fear His mighty hand of judgment. This type of fear would be best interpreted as fear or terror. Fear, that is, terror or servile fear, is also found in Second Chronicles 20:29. Which reads: “And the fear of God spread throughout all the kingdoms of those countries, when they heard that the Lord was fighting against the enemies of Israel”. This fear is a common characteristic of unconverted people who live according to paganism and annalistic philosophies…middle of paper…even those who fall prostrate before Him, the Scriptures tell us, “The Lord is not idle concerning to his promise, as some count negligence; but he is patient toward us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” (Second Peter 3:9) “In the Bible, however, fear is perhaps more often which in popular culture is considered not as pure emotion but as wise behavior." Those who fear God and seek wisdom will soon find it. Those who fear the Lord will dwell in safety and will be calm from the fear of evil. Those who fear God will walk with Him and they will not follow the paths of the unrighteous. God will provide for all the needs of those who fear Him. The fear of the Lord will bring us wisdom and knowledge as we grow spiritually in the image of Christ. Our desire will be for the things of God and His righteousness His flesh will be crucified.