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Genesis 26:1 KJV
Genesis · chapter 26 · verse 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.Genesis 26:1 · King James Version
Genesis 26:1 in context
1And 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.
2And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
3Sojourn 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;
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- AbimelechʼĂbîymelekAbimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two IsraelitesH40 →
- AbrahamʼAbrâhâmAbraham, the later name of AbramH85 →
- faminerâʻâbhungerH7458 →
- besidebadproperly, separationH905 →
- firstriʼshôwnfirst, in place, time or rankH7223 →
- IsaacYitschâqJitschak , son of AbrahamH3327 →
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Here, I. God tried Isaac by his providence. Isaac had been trained up in a believing dependence upon the divine grant of the land of Canaan to him and his heirs; yet now there is a famine in the land, Gen 26:1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5