Genesis 26:8 KJV

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 26:8

sporting with, or caressing read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 26:6-11

"And Isaac dwelt in Gerar: and the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, My wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon. And it came to pass when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife. And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife: and... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 26:1-11

3. Isaac and Abimelech 26:1-11God prevented Isaac from leaving the Promised Land and renewed the covenant with him, but then He had to protect Rebekah when Isaac lied about his relationship with her to Abimelech."In the short span of one chapter, the writer shows how the whole of the life of Isaac was a rehearsal of that which happened to Abraham. Thus the lesson that is conveyed is that God’s faithfulness in the past can be counted on in the present and the future. What he has done for the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 26:7-11

For an explanation of this strange incident, see the notes on chapter 20. When endangered, Isaac, like Abraham, resorted to an ethic in which the end justified the means. "Like father, like son." Isaac and Rebekah must have been childless at this time.A period of between 70 and 97 years had elapsed between Abraham’s sojourn in Gerar and Isaac’s. Abimelech could have been the same man in both cases since lifespans of 150 years were not uncommon at that time. Abimelech demonstrated pious conduct... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 26:1-35

Isaac at GerarMany of the notes on Genesis 20, 21 are applicable to this chapter It is thought probable that the present narrative is in the main a repetition from another source of events already recorded.2. Go not down into Egypt] to get food as Abraham did. The covenant blessing is renewed and the possession of Canaan assured to Isaac. He is encouraged to stay in Canaan in dependence on God. 7. My sister] The expression might mean cousins.12. An hundredfold] Though very large, such a crop is... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Genesis 26:1-35

THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29). THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.Abraham begat Isaac—The Tôldôth in its original form gave probably a complete genealogy of Isaac, tracing up his descent to Shem, and showing thereby that the right of primogeniture belonged to him; but the inspired historian uses only so much of this as is necessary for tracing the development of the Divine plan of human redemption.The Syrian.—Really, the Aramean, or descendant of Aram. (See Genesis 10:22-23.) The... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Genesis 26:8

(8) Abimelech.—Upon this title of the Philistine monarchs see Note on Genesis 21:22. As eighty years had elapsed since Abraham’s sojourn in Gerar, it is highly improbable that the same king was still reigning; but both king and people maintain on this occasion the good character previously deserved. The Philistines, however, at this period, were a feeble colony of strangers, and were kept in restraint by a sense of their weakness. They had received a vast accession of strength from abroad... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Genesis 26:1-35

Isaac the Peacemaker Genesis 26:12-25 Isaac gave up his wells rather than quarrel over them. A similar historical instance of peace-loving is given by Knox in his History of the Reformation. George Wishart, the martyr, a man, 'lowly, lovely, glad to teach, desirous to learn,' went by request to the church of Mauchline to preach there. But the Sheriff of Ayrshire, fearing the destruction of the ornaments of the church, got a number of the local gentlemen to garrison it against the preacher.... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Genesis 26:1-35

CHAPTER 26 Isaac in Gerar 1. The famine (Genesis 26:1 ) 2. Jehovah appears unto Isaac (Genesis 26:2-5 ) 3. Isaac in Gerar where he denies Rebekah (Genesis 26:6-11 ) 4. Isaac’s prosperity and the digging of wells (Genesis 26:12-22 ) 5. Jehovah appears at Beersheba (Genesis 26:23-25 ) 6. Isaac and Abimelech (Genesis 26:26-33 ) 7. The wives of Esau (Genesis 26:34-35 ) When the famine came Jehovah commanded Isaac not to go to Egypt. As Isaac is the type of Christ risen from the dead... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Genesis 26:8

26:8 And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac [was] {e} sporting with Rebekah his wife.(e) Or showing some familiar sign of love, by which it might be known that she was his wife. read more