Genesis 26:1-35

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Genesis 26:33

Sheba means an oath, Beer the well; hence Beersheba, the well of the oath. read more

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Genesis 26:34

Hebrews 12:16 ; Deuteronomy 7:3 read more

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Genesis 26:35

Genesis 27:46 REFLECTIONS Let no true believer in Jesus ever be discouraged by the trials he meets with, since the faithful in all ages have been so exercised. The Apostle makes this an evidence of the Christian character, that no man should be moved by these afflictions, since (saith he) ye yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto. Oh! it is sweet to see divine wisdom, and divine faithfulness, in all appointments concerning us; and to be able to say of everyone of them, as Paul did, I... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:5

Ceremonies of religion, observed under the law of nature. (Menochius) read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:7

Sister, or niece. Though lawful at that time, it was not very common for people to marry such near relations; and therefore Isaac, by saying Rebecca was his sister, wished the people of Gerara to be ignorant of her being his wife; being under the like apprehension as his father had been twice before. He imitates his example, trusting in the protection of God, which had rescued Abraham from danger, chap. xxi. (Haydock) read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:8

His wife; using greater familiarity that a grave and virtuous man, like Isaac, would offer to do with his sister, or with another person's wife. --- Sin, or punishment, (Menochius) such as Abimelech's father had formerly experienced. (Haydock) read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:11

Touch, or hurt, by offering to marry, &c. (Haydock) --- Adultery was punished with death among these nations, chap. xxxviii. 24, as it was by the law of Moses. (Calmet) read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:12

And the Lord. This is not mentioned as a miracle; for Egypt and many other countries produced 100 fold. Pliny, Natural History xviii. 10, says, some parts of Africa rendered 150 times as much as was sowed. The famine had now ceased. (Calmet) read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:16

Depart. Instead of repressing the outrages of his subjects, the king enters into their jealousies, and banishes a wealthy person, (Haydock) as the Athenians so frequently did afterwards with respect to their best citizens. (Aristotle, Polit. iii. 9.) --- And Pharao used the same pretext, when he persecuted the Hebrews. (Calmet) read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:18

Servants. So the Septuagint and Syriac versions, and the Samaritan copy against the Hebrew, in the days, which is incorrect. (Kennicott) read more

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