Genesis 26:28

28 They answered, "We have seen that the LORD is with you. So we thought, 'There should be a solemn agreement between us.' We'd like to make an agreement with you

Genesis 26:28 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 26:28

And they said, we saw certainly that the Lord was with thee,
&c.] Not only while he was among them, by the fruitfulness of the land he sowed, by the increase of his family, his flocks and herds, but also since he was gone from them, in the valley of Gerar, and now in Beersheba: and we said;
one to another, assembled in privy council, in which this affair was talked over and debated: let there now be an oath betwixt us, [even] betwixt us and thee:
what was between us and thy father, or between thine ancestors and ours, let it be renewed and confirmed before us; so Onkelos and Jarchi; see ( Genesis 21:23 ) : and let us make a covenant with thee;
the articles of which follow.

Genesis 26:28 In-Context

26 Abimelech, his friend Ahuzzath, and Phicol, the commander of his army, came from Gerar to see Isaac.

27 Isaac asked them, "Why have you come to me, since you hate me and sent me away from you?"

28 They answered, "We have seen that the LORD is with you. So we thought, 'There should be a solemn agreement between us.' We'd like to make an agreement with you

29 that you will not harm us, since we have not touched you. We have done only good to you and let you go in peace. Now you are blessed by the LORD."

30 Isaac prepared a special dinner for them, and they ate and drank.