THIRD SECTION
_Isaac in the region of Abimelech at Gerar. The manifestation of God,
and confirmed promise. His imitation of the maxim of his father. The
exposure of Rebekah. The living figure of a richly blessed, patient
endurance_
GENESIS 26:1-22
1And there was [again] a famine in the land, besid... [ Continue Reading ]
FOURTH SECTION
_Isaac in Beer-sheba. Treaty of Peace with Abimelech_
GENESIS 26:23-33
23And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba. 24And the Lord appeared
unto him the same [first] night, and said, I _am_ the God of Abraham
thy father; fear not, for I _am_ with thee, and will bless thee, and
multi... [ Continue Reading ]
FIFTH SECTION
_Isaac’s sorrow over Esau’s marriage with the daughters of Canaan_
GENESIS 26:34-35
34And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith
[celebrated?] the daughter, of Beeri [heroic son? Fontanus?] the
Hittite, and Bashemath [lovely, בֹּשֶׂם, fragrance, spicy] the
daughter of... [ Continue Reading ]