Genesis 26

Genesis 26:1

VNto thee] To thy person will I now presently give the use, and peaceable, and sure enjoying of it; and to thy posterity, the possession and proprietie.

Genesis 26:5

Because that] God doth fulfill his promises, for the same reason, by which he was moved to make them; which is nothing else but his meere grace, and not mans works, Romans 4:4. But because between the promise, and the accomplishment hee hath ordained the way of faith and obedience, on mans side, Genesis 17:9. The Scripture doth often attribute the effect, not to the Soveraigne, and only cause, but to means well observed. See Genesis 22:16. to incite man to his duty.

Genesis 26:8

Sporting [Using some pleasant familiarity of a husband.

Genesis 26:14

Of servants] Or a great deale of land to manure.

Genesis 26:16

For thou] Because thy great number of people is a hinderance to us; and thy power, and wealth, breeds a jealousie: wherefore for our security, and to the end we may continue friends, it were good thou shouldest go further from us.

Genesis 26:20

Ezek] That is to say, strife.

Genesis 26:21

Sitna] Enmity, hatred, opposition.

Genesis 26:22

Rehboth] Making of roome He shall be] The Italian hath it, We being] or we may be fruitfull in the land: or, as we shall increase.

Genesis 26:24

Sake] Alwayes regarding what I promised to Abraham, and his progeny: the conditions of which promise hee hath faithfully kept. So that the blessing of his off-spring proceedeth alwayes from this had or fountaine.

Genesis 26:29

That thou wilt] The Italian hath it, if ever thou shalt] A manner of swearing amongst the Jewes, the execration being alwayes understood to bee meant, to which hee was to bee subject, that did forsweare himselfe Thou art] The Italian hath it, Thou who at] Hee like a prophane man, attributeth unto himselfe, to bee partly the cause of Gods blessing; as if it had laine in his power to hinder it.

Genesis 26:33

Called it] That is to say, confirmed the name which Abraham had given it before. See the one and twentieth Chapter of Genesis, and the one and thirtieth verse. For this was one of those wells, which the Philistims had stopped up before.City] Which was thereby, or which afterwards was builded there.

Genesis 26:34

Judith] It may seeme by Genesis 36:2. that these women and their fathers had severall names, which thing was very frequent. Or that Esau had divers wives.

Genesis 26:35

Griefe] The Italian hath it, bitternesse] and so hath the Hebrew: which was for their Idolatries, impieties, and prophane customes.