Genesis 26:14

14 He had so many slaves and flocks and herds 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 Isaac planted seed in that land, and that year he gathered a great harvest. The Lord blessed him very much,

13 and he became rich. He gathered more wealth until he became a very rich man.

14 He had so many slaves and flocks and herds that the Philistines envied him.

15 So they stopped up all the wells the servants of Isaac's father Abraham had dug. (They had dug them when Abraham was alive.) The Philistines filled those wells with dirt.

16 And Abimelech said to Isaac, "Leave our country because you have become much more powerful than we are."