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Genesis 26:25 KJV
Genesis · chapter 26 · verse 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.Genesis 26:25 · King James Version
Genesis 26:25 in context
23And he went up from thence to Beersheba.
24And 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.
25And 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.
26Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.
27And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- servantsʻebeda servantH5650 →
- buildedbânâhto buildH1129 →
- pitchednâṭâhto stretch or spread outH5186 →
- Isaac'sYitschâqJitschak , son of AbrahamH3327 →
- calledqârâʼto call out toH7121 →
- diggedkârâhproperly, to digH3738 →
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Here we have, I. The tokens of God's good-will to Isaac. He blessed him, and prospered him, and made all that he had to thrive under his hands. 1. His corn multiplied strangely, Gen 26:12. He had no land of his own, but took land of the Philistines, and sowed it;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-25