Genesis 26:14

14 And he possessed sheep and cattle and many servants, so that the Philistines envied him.

Genesis 26:14 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 26:14

For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds
Many flocks of sheep, and herds of cattle, of oxen, asses and camels, in which the riches of men in those times and countries chiefly lay: and great store of servants;
to look after his flocks and herds, and fields; or "much husbandry" ^F6; Jarchi interprets it much tillage; as, much land, many farms, fields, and vineyards, and the like; to cultivate which required many servants: and the Philistines envied him;
for his prosperity and success, that his land should bring forth so plentifully, and that he should have such an increase of flocks, and herds, and servants, which made him so very significant great, and honourable.

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FOOTNOTES:

F6 (hbr hdbe) "cultura multa", Drusius; "proventus multus", Pagninus; "servitium multum", Schmidt; (gewrgia polla) , Sept.

Genesis 26:14 In-Context

12 And Isaac sowed in that land and reaped in that [same] year a hundredfold, and Yahweh blessed him.

13 And the man {became wealthier and wealthier} until he was exceedingly wealthy.

14 And he possessed sheep and cattle and many servants, so that the Philistines envied him.

15 And the Philistines stopped up all the wells that the servants of his father had dug in the days of Abraham his father. They filled them with earth.

16 And Abimelech said to Isaac, "Go [away] from us, for you have become much too powerful for us."