Génesis 26:31-33 NVI

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 26:31

And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another— literally, a man to his brother . On the derivation of the verb to swear from the word for seven, see Genesis 21:23 — and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 26:32

And it came to pass the same day ( i . e . the day of the treaty), that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged ,—the operation of sinking this well had probably commenced on the day of Abimelech's arrival at Beersheba ( vide Genesis 26:25 ). Almost immediately on the king's departure the well-diggers returned to the patriarch's encampment to report the success of their operations— and said unto him, We have found water. The LXX ; mistaking... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 26:33

And he called it Shebah ("Oath;" which he would certainly not have done had it not been a well): therefore the name of the city (which ultimately gathered round the well) is Beersheba — i . e . the well of the oath ( vide Genesis 21:31 ). Isaac must have perfectly understood that the place had been so named by his father three quarters of a century previous; but either the name had been forgotten by others, or had not come into general use amongst the inhabitants, or, observing... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 26:1-35

- The Events of Isaac’s Life5. משׁמרת mı̂shmeret, “charge, ordinance.” מציה mı̂tsvâh, “command,” special order. חק choq, “decree, statute,” engraven on stone or metal. תירה tôrâh, “law,” doctrine, system of moral truth.10. עשׂק ‛êśeq, ‘Eseq, “strife.”21. שׂטנה śı̂ṭnâh, Sitnah, “opposition.”22. רחבית rechobôt, Rechoboth, “room.”26. אחזת 'ǎchuzat, Achuzzath, “possession.”33. שׁבעה shı̂b‛âh, Shib’ah, “seven; oath.”34. יהוּדית yehûdı̂yt, Jehudith, “praised.” בארי be'ērı̂y, Beeri, “of a... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:1-33

Isaac and Abimelech (26:1-33)When a famine created hardship in Canaan, Isaac proved his faith and obedience by refusing to leave the land. He remained in the Palestine region on the south coast of Canaan, believing that God would provide for him and his household in the land God promised him. But he lacked the faith to trust God to protect him from violence and, like his father, he lied to protect himself (26:1-11; cf. 12:10-20, 20:1-18).God blessed Isaac as he had promised, but Isaac’s farming... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 26:33

Shebah. Hebrew an oath. therefore. Same name given by Abraham (Genesis 21:31 ). Names were sometimes reimposed for a new reason. Compare Bethel (Genesis 28:18 , Genesis 28:19 with Genesis 35:6 , Genesis 35:7 ) and Israel (Genesis 32:28 with Genesis 35:10 ). read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 26:26-33

"Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahazzah his friend, and Phicol the captain of his host. And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore are ye come unto me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me from you? And they said, We saw plainly that Jehovah was with thee: and we said, Let there now be an oath betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee, that thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace:... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 26:33

Genesis 26:33. He called it Sheba, &c.— As the wells which Abraham dug had been stopped up, most probably the names of them also had been forgotten. Isaac, therefore, in similar circumstances, and from a similar event, revives that name of the well, Sheba, which his father had given it many years before. See ch. Genesis 21:31. The Authors of the Universal History observe ingeniously, that it is not improbable, but the discovery of this new well might lead Isaac into an allusion to a third... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 26:12-33

4. Isaac’s wells 26:12-33 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 26:26-33

Abimelech again testified to God’s blessing of Isaac and gave God glory (Genesis 26:28-29).Isaac and Abimelech made a parity covenant of mutual non-aggression. They sealed it by eating a meal together. Eating together was often a sacred rite in the ancient Near East. This covenant renewed the older one made between Abimelech and Abraham (Genesis 21:31). The exchange of oaths and Isaac’s naming the town Beersheba again (cf. Genesis 21:31) also strengthened this agreement.". . . this account of... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 26:31

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 26:32

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 26:33

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 26:1-35

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:1-33

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 26:33

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 26:26-33

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 26:33

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 26:12-33

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 26:26-33

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