EXPOSITION GENESIS 26:1 AND THERE WAS A FAMINE IN THE LAND (of Canaan), BESIDE THE FIRST (_i_._e_. first recorded) FAMINE THAT WAS IN THE DAYS OF ABRAHAM—at least a century previous (_vide _Genesis 12:10). AND ISAAC—who, since his father's death, had been residing at Hagar's well in the wilderness... [ Continue Reading ]
EXPOSITION GENESIS 26:7 AND THE MEN OF THE PLACE (_i_._e_. the inhabitants of Gerar) ASKED HIM (literally, asked, or made inquiries; probably first at each other, though ultimately the interrogations might reach Isaac himself) OF HIS WIFE (being in all likelihood fascinated by her beauty); AND HE S... [ Continue Reading ]
EXPOSITION GENESIS 26:12 THEN ISAAC SOWED IN THAT LAND,—viz; Philistia. Though a distinct advance on the purely nomadic life pursued by Abraham, this did not imply fixed property in, or even permanent settlement on, the soil, "but only annual tenancy" thereof. Robinson (1. 77) mentions a colony of... [ Continue Reading ]
EXPOSITION GENESIS 26:23 AND HE (viz; Isaac) WENT UP FROM THENCE (Rehoboth, where latterly he had been encamped) TO BEER-SHEBA—a former residence of Abraham (Genesis 21:33), situated "near the water-shed between the Mediterranean and the Salt Sea" (Murphy), hence approached from the low-lying wady... [ Continue Reading ]