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Genesis 26

Genesis 26:32

Isaac’s Covenant with Abimelech · Genesis 26:26–33
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Translations

Modern
On that same day, Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had dug. “We have found water!” they told him.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And it came to pass on that day that the servants of Isaac came and told to him about the circumstances of the well that they had dug, and they said to him, “We have found water.”
Latin
Ecce autem venerunt in ipso die servi Isaac annuntiantes ei de puteo, quem foderant, atque dicentes: Invenimus aquam.

Original

Hebrew
English
On that same day, Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had dug. “We have found water!” they told him.

Notes

Genesis 26:26–33

This oath is like the one a previous king made with Abraham (see 21:22–31). This king acknowledged that God was blessing Isaac. He understood that an oath with Isaac would be beneficial.

No opposition can stop God's blessing. It will flourish, and other nations will notice it. They will seek peace with God's people to share in the blessing.

Genesis 26:1–35

This section pauses Jacob’s story to focus on Isaac. Isaac’s success and wealth in chapter 26 show that God’s blessing had passed to him (compare 25:11), even though he sometimes failed to trust God.

People

Isaac: Son of Abraham; father of Jacob and Esau

Glossary

Abimelech Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Ebla Tablets Genesis, Book of Nathanael Patriarchs, Period of the Philistia, Philistines Rebecca, Rebekah

Topics

Isaac: The Miraculous Son of Abraham: Moves Away to the Valley of Gerar, Afterward Called Beer-Sheba Patriarchal Government: Exercised in Forming Treaties and Alliances Wells: The Occasion of Feuds: Between Isaac and Abimelech