1.
And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.
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the first: Genesis 12:10
And Isaac: Genesis 25:11
Abimelech: Genesis 20:2, Genesis 21:22-32
Reciprocal: Genesis 10:19 - Gerar Genesis 20:1 - Gerar Genesis 24:17 - water of Genesis 42:5 - for Joshua 13:2 - borders Ruth 1:1 - a famine 2 Samuel 21:1 - a famine 2 Kings 8:1 - sojourn 2 Chronicles 14:13 - Gerar
2.
And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
appeared: Genesis 12:7, Genesis 17:1, Genesis 18:1, Genesis 18:10-20
dwell: Genesis 12:1, Psalms 37:3
Reciprocal: Genesis 12:10 - went Genesis 17:21 - my Genesis 35:9 - General Genesis 46:3 - fear not Exodus 4:5 - the Lord Jeremiah 42:10 - abide Hebrews 1:1 - at
3.
Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
Sojourn: Genesis 26:12, Genesis 26:14, Genesis 20:1, Psalms 32:8, Psalms 37:1-6, Psalms 39:12, Hebrews 11:9, Hebrews 11:13-16
I will be: Genesis 28:15, Genesis 39:2, Genesis 39:21, Isaiah 43:2, Isaiah 43:5, Philippians 4:9
unto thee: Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 13:17, Genesis 15:18, Genesis 17:8
oath: Genesis 22:16, Genesis 22:18, Psalms 105:9, Micah 7:20, Hebrews 6:17
Reciprocal: Genesis 1:28 - General Genesis 12:10 - went Genesis 24:7 - which spake Genesis 26:24 - fear Genesis 30:25 - and to Genesis 31:3 - land Genesis 35:12 - the land Genesis 46:3 - fear not Genesis 48:21 - land Genesis 50:24 - you out Exodus 2:24 - remembered Exodus 6:4 - the land of their Exodus 6:8 - to give Exodus 13:5 - sware Exodus 32:13 - to whom Exodus 33:1 - the land Numbers 1:46 - General Numbers 11:12 - the land Deuteronomy 1:8 - which Deuteronomy 6:10 - land Deuteronomy 20:1 - the Lord Deuteronomy 26:3 - which the Deuteronomy 29:13 - he may be Deuteronomy 34:4 - This is the land Joshua 1:6 - which I sware Joshua 21:43 - General Judges 2:1 - have brought 1 Chronicles 16:16 - which he made Nehemiah 9:23 - which thou Psalms 105:11 - Unto thee Jeremiah 2:21 - wholly Jeremiah 11:5 - perform Jeremiah 42:10 - abide Ezekiel 20:28 - the which Ezekiel 47:14 - lifted up mine hand Habakkuk 3:9 - according Matthew 1:1 - the son of Abraham Luke 1:73 - General John 14:21 - that hath Acts 7:5 - yet Galatians 3:16 - to Hebrews 11:8 - which
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And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
multiply: Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 15:18, Genesis 17:4-8, Genesis 18:18, Genesis 22:17, Hebrews 11:2
seed shall: Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:3, Genesis 22:18, Psalms 72:17, Acts 3:25, Galatians 3:8, Galatians 3:16
Reciprocal: Genesis 1:28 - General Genesis 13:15 - General Genesis 24:7 - which spake Genesis 26:24 - fear Genesis 28:14 - and in thee Genesis 35:12 - the land Genesis 47:27 - grew Genesis 48:4 - Behold I Exodus 1:7 - fruitful Exodus 32:13 - to whom Leviticus 26:9 - make you Deuteronomy 1:8 - which Deuteronomy 1:11 - and bless you Deuteronomy 6:3 - that ye may Deuteronomy 9:5 - that he may Deuteronomy 13:17 - as he hath Deuteronomy 29:13 - he may be Joshua 21:43 - General Judges 2:1 - have brought Psalms 105:11 - Unto thee Ezekiel 20:28 - the which Micah 7:20 - General Habakkuk 3:9 - according Zechariah 8:13 - ye shall Luke 1:55 - General Luke 1:72 - perform Luke 24:27 - beginning Acts 13:32 - how Acts 26:6 - the promise Romans 11:28 - are beloved Hebrews 11:9 - the heirs Hebrews 11:12 - as the stars
5.
Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
Genesis 12:4, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 22:16, Genesis 22:18, Psalms 112:1, Psalms 112:2, Psalms 128:1-6, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 7:24, 1 Corinthians 15:58, Galatians 5:6, Hebrews 11:8, James 2:21
Reciprocal: Genesis 22:12 - now Numbers 9:23 - they kept 1 Kings 15:4 - for David's 2 Chronicles 13:11 - we keep Psalms 19:8 - statutes Ezekiel 18:21 - and keep Zechariah 3:7 - if thou wilt keep
6.
And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:
Gerar: Genesis 20:1
Reciprocal: Galatians 2:13 - the other
7.
And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.
She is my sister: Genesis 12:13, Genesis 20:2, Genesis 20:5, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 20:13, Proverbs 29:25, Matthew 10:28, Ephesians 5:25, Colossians 3:9
fair: Genesis 24:16
Reciprocal: Genesis 12:11 - a fair Genesis 12:12 - will kill Genesis 20:11 - slay Leviticus 6:2 - lie 1 Samuel 21:12 - sore 1 Kings 12:27 - and they shall Galatians 2:13 - the other
8.
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.
a window: Judges 5:28, Proverbs 7:6, Song of Solomon 2:9
sporting: Proverbs 5:18, Proverbs 5:19, Ecclesiastes 9:9, Isaiah 62:5
Reciprocal: Genesis 21:32 - the Philistines
9.
And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.
Reciprocal: Genesis 12:18 - General John 14:9 - how Acts 12:11 - I know
10.
And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.
Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 20:9, Genesis 20:10
Reciprocal: Genesis 31:26 - What Exodus 32:21 - General Numbers 25:18 - vex you Job 31:11 - an heinous Proverbs 6:29 - toucheth
11.
And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.
toucheth: Genesis 20:6, Psalms 105:15, Proverbs 6:29, Zechariah 2:8
Reciprocal: Genesis 20:16 - behold Genesis 26:29 - not Job 1:11 - touch
12.
Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.
sowed: The author of the " History of the Piratical States of Barbary " observes - p. 44 that the Moors of that country are divided into tribes like the Arabians, and like them dwell in tents, formed into itinerant villages; that "these wanderers farm lands of the inhabitants of the towns, sow and cultivate them, paying their rent with the produce, such as fruits, corn, wax, etc. They are very skilful in choosing the most advantageous soils for every season, and very careful to avoid the Turkish troops, the violence of the one little suiting the simplicity of the other." It is natural to suppose, that Isaac possessed the like sagacity, when he sowed in the land of Gerar, and received that year an hundred-fold.
received: Heb. found
an hundredfold: Psalms 67:6, Psalms 72:16, Ecclesiastes 11:6, Zechariah 8:12, Matthew 13:8, Matthew 13:23, Mark 4:8, 1 Corinthians 3:6, 2 Corinthians 9:10, 2 Corinthians 9:11, Galatians 6:7, Galatians 6:8
blessed: Genesis 26:3, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 24:1, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 30:30, Job 42:12
Reciprocal: Genesis 13:2 - General Genesis 27:27 - which Genesis 41:47 - General Leviticus 25:21 - I will Deuteronomy 2:7 - blessed Deuteronomy 28:3 - in the field 2 Chronicles 31:10 - the Lord Job 1:10 - thou hast blessed Psalms 65:9 - thou preparest Psalms 107:37 - which may Proverbs 10:22 - it Haggai 2:19 - from Mark 4:20 - an hundred Luke 8:8 - an hundredfold Luke 12:16 - The ground 1 Corinthians 16:2 - as God
13.
And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:
And the man waxed great: Dr. Adam Clarke remarks, that there is a strange and observable occurrence of the same term in the original, which is literally, "And the man was GREAT, and he went, going on, and was GREAT, until that he was exceeding GREAT." How simple is this language, and yet how forcible!
waxed great: Genesis 24:35, Psalms 112:3
went forward: Heb. went going
Reciprocal: Genesis 13:2 - General Genesis 30:43 - General 1 Samuel 25:2 - man 2 Kings 3:4 - a sheepmaster 2 Chronicles 17:5 - he had riches
14.
For he had possession of flocks, and possessions of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
had possession: Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:2, Job 1:3, Job 42:12, Psalms 112:3, Psalms 144:13, Psalms 144:14, Proverbs 10:22
servants: or, husbandry
envied: Genesis 37:11, 1 Samuel 18:9, Job 5:2, Psalms 112:10, Proverbs 27:4, Ecclesiastes 4:4
Reciprocal: Genesis 21:32 - the Philistines Genesis 24:35 - flocks Genesis 26:3 - Sojourn Genesis 26:27 - seeing Genesis 26:29 - not Genesis 30:43 - General 2 Kings 3:4 - a sheepmaster 2 Chronicles 17:5 - he had riches Psalms 105:14 - General Ezekiel 31:9 - envied James 4:5 - The spirit
15.
For all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.
his father's: Genesis 21:30
had stopped: In those countries, a well of water was a great acquisition; and hence, this mode of injuring new settlers, or revenging themselves on their enemies, is still resorted to among the inhabitants.
Reciprocal: Genesis 21:25 - reproved Genesis 26:29 - not Exodus 2:17 - shepherds 2 Kings 3:25 - stopped
16.
And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.
Go: Dr. A. Clarke observes, that this is the first instance on record of what was termed among the Greeks, ostracism, i.e., the banishment of person from the state, of whose power, influence, or riches, the people were jealous.
mightier: Exodus 1:9
Reciprocal: Genesis 20:2 - Abimelech Genesis 26:27 - seeing Mark 5:17 - General
17.
And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.
18.
And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.
in the days: Houbigant contends, that instead of bimey, "in the days," we should read, avdey, "servants;" agreeably to the Samaritan, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate: "And Isaac digged again the wells of water which the servants of Abraham his father had digged."
and he: Genesis 21:31, Numbers 32:38, Psalms 16:4, Hosea 2:17, Zechariah 13:2
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 3:25 - stopped 2 Chronicles 26:10 - digged many wells
19.
And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.
springing water: Heb. living, Song of Solomon 4:15, John 4:10, John 4:11, John 7:38
Reciprocal: Numbers 19:17 - running water shall be put thereto
20.
And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.
did strive: Genesis 21:25
Esek: i.e. Contention
Reciprocal: Genesis 13:7 - a strife Genesis 20:1 - Gerar Judges 5:11 - in the places 1 Samuel 21:7 - herdmen
21.
And they digged another well, and strove for that also:and he called the name of it Sitnah.
Sitnah: i.e. Hatred, Ezra 4:6
22.
And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.
digged: The wells in Arabia are generally dug in the rock: their mouths are about six feet in diameter, and they are from nineteen to twenty feet in depth. But Niebuhr informs us, that many wells are from 160 to 170 feet deep.
Rehoboth: i.e. Room
the Lord: Psalms 4:1, Psalms 18:19, Psalms 118:5
be fruitful: Genesis 17:6, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 41:52, Exodus 1:7
Reciprocal: Genesis 46:1 - Beersheba 2 Samuel 22:20 - brought
23.
And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba.
Beersheba: Genesis 21:31, Genesis 46:1, Judges 20:1
Reciprocal: Genesis 21:33 - called 2 Kings 23:8 - Beersheba Amos 7:9 - the high
24.
And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.
I am the: Genesis 15:1, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 24:12, Genesis 28:13, Genesis 31:5, Exodus 3:6, Matthew 22:32, Acts 7:32
fear: Genesis 26:3, Genesis 26:4, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 22:19, Psalms 27:1-3, Psalms 46:1, Psalms 46:2, Isaiah 12:2, Isaiah 41:10, Isaiah 41:13-15, Isaiah 43:1, Isaiah 43:2, Isaiah 44:2, Isaiah 51:7, Isaiah 51:12, Luke 12:32, Hebrews 13:6, Revelation 1:17
Reciprocal: Genesis 1:28 - General Genesis 24:7 - which spake Genesis 28:15 - I am Genesis 30:27 - the Lord Genesis 31:3 - with thee Genesis 39:2 - the Lord Genesis 39:3 - saw that Exodus 2:24 - remembered Deuteronomy 13:17 - as he hath 1 Kings 18:36 - Lord God Mark 12:26 - I am John 11:15 - for
25.
And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well.
builded: Genesis 8:20, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 13:18, Genesis 22:9, Genesis 33:20, Genesis 35:1, Exodus 17:15
called: Psalms 116:17
Reciprocal: Genesis 21:33 - called Genesis 26:32 - We have Genesis 46:1 - unto Exodus 18:12 - took
26.
Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.
Abimelech: Genesis 20:3, Genesis 21:22-32
Phichol: Phichol, as well as Abimelech, "father king," seems to have been a name of office or dignity among the Philistines; for it is not probable that they were the same as are mentioned in the days of Abraham - Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32.
Reciprocal: Genesis 20:1 - Gerar Job 11:19 - many
27.
And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?
seeing: Genesis 26:14, Genesis 26:16, Judges 11:7, Acts 7:9, Acts 7:14, Acts 7:27, Acts 7:35, Revelation 3:9
sent me: Genesis 26:16
28.
And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;
We saw certainly: Heb. Seeing we saw
was with: Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:23, Genesis 39:5, Joshua 3:7, 2 Chronicles 1:1, Isaiah 45:14, Isaiah 60:14, Isaiah 61:6, Isaiah 61:9, Romans 8:31, 1 Corinthians 14:25, Hebrews 13:5
Let there: Genesis 21:31, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 24:41, Genesis 31:49-53, Hebrews 6:16
Reciprocal: Genesis 21:27 - made Genesis 26:33 - Beersheba Genesis 31:44 - let us Genesis 31:53 - sware Genesis 39:2 - the Lord Genesis 39:3 - saw that 1 Samuel 11:1 - Make Hebrews 6:17 - confirmed it
29.
That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD.
That thou wilt: Heb. If thou shalt, etc
not: Genesis 26:11, Genesis 26:14, Genesis 26:15
the blessed: Genesis 26:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 24:31, Psalms 115:15
Reciprocal: Genesis 44:17 - in peace Acts 15:33 - they were
30.
And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.
Genesis 19:3, Genesis 21:8, Genesis 31:54, Romans 12:18, Hebrews 12:14, 1 Peter 4:9
Reciprocal: Genesis 43:16 - slay 2 Samuel 3:20 - David 1 Chronicles 12:39 - eating and drinking
31.
And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.
32.
And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water.
We have: Genesis 26:25, Proverbs 2:4, Proverbs 2:5, Proverbs 10:4, Proverbs 13:4, Matthew 7:7
33.
And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day.
Shebah: i.e. an oath
therefore: Genesis 21:31
Beersheba: i.e. the well of the oath, Genesis 26:28, This may have been the same city which was called Beer-sheba a hundred years before this, in the time of Abraham; but as the well, from which it had its name originally, was closed up by the Philistines, the name of the place might have been abolished with the well; when, therefore, Isaac re-opened it, he restored the ancient name of the place.
Reciprocal: Genesis 21:14 - Beersheba Genesis 21:33 - called Joshua 4:9 - and they are there Joshua 15:28 - Beersheba Nehemiah 11:27 - General
34.
And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:
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And Esau: Genesis 36:2, Genesis 36:5, Genesis 36:13
the daughter: Genesis 24:3, Exodus 34:16, 1 Corinthians 7:2, Hebrews 12:16
Bashemath: Genesis 36:2
Reciprocal: Genesis 21:21 - a wife Genesis 27:46 - because Genesis 28:1 - Thou shalt Genesis 28:8 - the daughters Genesis 34:1 - the daughter Genesis 34:9 - General Numbers 12:1 - married Proverbs 17:21 - that Malachi 2:15 - That he
35.
Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.
Which: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 27:46, Genesis 28:1, Genesis 28:2, Genesis 28:8
grief of mind: Heb. bitterness of spirit
Reciprocal: Genesis 21:21 - a wife Genesis 24:3 - that Genesis 34:9 - General Genesis 36:2 - Esau Numbers 12:1 - married Malachi 2:15 - That he