Genesis 26:1-6

1 En er was honger in dat land, behalve den eerste honger, die in de dagen van Abraham geweest was; daarom toog Izak tot Abimelech, de koning der Filistijnen, naar Gerar.

2 En de HEERE verscheen hem en zeide: Trek niet af naar Egypte; woon in het land, dat Ik u aanzeggen zal;

3 Woon als vreemdeling in dat land, en Ik zal met u zijn, en zal u zegenen; want aan u en uw zaad zal Ik al deze landen geven, en Ik zal den eed bevestigen, dien Ik Abraham uw vader gezworen heb.

4 En Ik zal uw zaad vermenigvuldigen, als de sterren des hemels, en zal aan uw zaad al deze landen geven; en in uw zaad zullen gezegend worden alle volken der aarde,

5 Daarom dat Abraham Mijn stem gehoorzaam geweest is, en heeft onderhouden Mijn bevel, Mijn geboden, Mijn inzettingen en Mijn wetten.

6 Alzo woonde Izak te Gerar.

Genesis 26:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 26

This chapter treats of Isaac's removal to Gerar, occasioned by a famine, Ge 26:1; of the Lord's appearance to him there, advising him to sojourn in that place, and not go down to Egypt; renewing the covenant he had made with Abraham, concerning giving that country to him and his seed, Ge 26:2-6; of what happened unto him at Gerar on account of his wife, Ge 26:7-11; of Isaac's great prosperity and success, which drew the envy of the Philistines upon him, Ge 26:12-15; of his departure from hence to the valley of Gerar, at the instance of Abimelech; and of the contentions between his herdsmen, and those of Gerar, about wells of water, which caused him to remove to Beersheba, Ge 26:16-23; of the Lord's appearance to him there, renewing the above promise to him, where he built an altar, pitched his tent, and his servants dug a well, Ge 26:24,25; of Abimelech's coming to him thither, and making a covenant with him, Ge 26:26-31; which place had its name from the oath then made, and the well there dug, Ge 26:32,33; and lastly, of the marriage of Esau, which was a great grief to Isaac and Rebekah, Ge 26:34,35.