Geneva Bible Notes: Genesis 26

Genesis 26:1 (!) God prouideth for Isaac in the famine.

Genesis 26:1 (a) In the land of Canaan.

Genesis 26:2 (b) Gods prouidence alwaies watcheth to direct the waies of his children.

Genesis 26:3 (!) He reneueth his promes.

Genesis 26:5 (/) Ebr. my keping.

Genesis 26:5 (c) He commendeth Abrahams obedience because Izhak shulde be the more readie to followe the like: for as God made this promes of his free mercie, so doeth the confirmeation thereof procede of the same fountain.

Genesis 26:7 (d) Whereby we se that feare and distrust is found in the moste faithful.

Genesis 26:8 (e) Or, shewing some familiar signe of loue, whereby it might be knowen that she was his wife.

Genesis 26:9 (!) The king blameth him for denying his wife.

Genesis 26:10 (f) In all ages men were persuaded that Gods vengeance shulde light vpon wedloke breakers.

Genesis 26:12 (/) Or, an hundreth measures.

Genesis 26:13 (/) Ebr. he went forthe going & increasing.

Genesis 26:14 (g) The malicious enuie alwaies the graces of God in others.

Genesis 26:14 (!) The Philistines hate him for his riches

Genesis 26:15 (!) Stoppe his welles

Genesis 26:16 (!) And driue him away.

Genesis 26:17 (h) The Ebrewe worde signifieth a flood, or vallei where water at any time runneth.

Genesis 26:19 (/) Or, springing.

Genesis 26:20 (/) Or, Contencion, strife.

Genesis 26:21 (/) Or, barren.

Genesis 26:22 (/) Or, largenes, romme.

Genesis 26:24 (!) God comforteth him.

Genesis 26:24 (i) God assureth Izhak against all feare by rehersing the promes made to Abraham.

Genesis 26:25 (k) To signifie that he wolde serve none other God, but the God of his father Abraham.

Genesis 26:29 (l) The Ebrewes in swearing begin commonely with If, & vnderstand the rest: that is, that God shal punishe him that braketh the othe: here the wicked shewe that thei are afraid lest that come to them which thei wolde do to others.

Genesis 26:31 (!) He maketh alliance with Abimelech.

Genesis 26:33 (/) Or, the well of the othe.

Genesis 26:33 (/) Or, othe.

Genesis 26:35 (/) Or, disobedient and rebellious.