Genesis 26:20-22

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 26:12-25

Here we have, I. The tokens of God's good-will to Isaac. He blessed him, and prospered him, and made all that he had to thrive under his hands. 1. His corn multiplied strangely, Gen. 26:12. He had no land of his own, but took land of the Philistines, and sowed it; and (be it observed for the encouragement of poor tenants, that occupy other people's lands, and are honest and industrious) God blessed him with a great increase. He reaped a hundred fold; and there seems to be an emphasis laid upon... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:20

And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen ,.... About the well which was dug in the valley; and this shows it was near Gerar or at least was upon the border of the country, and so it was a disputable point to whom it belonged: saying, the water is ours ; though the well was dug by Isaac's servants, yet they laid claim to the water, pretending it was their ground, being on their borders: and he called the name of the well Esek : which signifies "contention": the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:21

And they digged another well ,.... That is, Isaac's servants: and strove for that also ; the herdsmen of Gerar disputed their right to that also, and strove to get it from them: and he called the name of it Sitnah ; which signifies "hatred", it being out of hatred and malice to him that they gave him so much trouble; from this word Satan has his name, and these men were of a diabolical spirit, envious, spiteful, and malicious. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:22

And he removed from thence ,.... A little further from their border, to cut off all pretence, and put a stop to all dispute and controversy for the future: and digged another well ; in the place he removed to: and for that they strove not ; it being at such a distance from their border, they could not have the face to claim any right to it: and he called the name of it Rehoboth ; which signifies broad and spacious, places, enlargements: for now hath the Lord made room for us ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 26:21

They dug another well - Never did any man more implicitly follow the Divine command, Resist not evil, than Isaac; whenever he found that his work was likely to be a subject of strife and contention, he gave place, and rather chose to suffer wrong than to have his own peace of mind disturbed. Thus he overcame evil with good. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 26:1-35

Line upon line, in God's teaching. Isaac, like his father, has his time of sojourn among the Philistines. The events of his intercourse with the Abimelech of his day resemble those of the former patriarch, though there are differences which show that the recurrence is historical . I. GOD REPEATS HIS LESSONS that they may make the deeper impression. The intention of the record is to preserve a certain line of Divine guidance . Isaac trod in the footsteps of Abraham. We have... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 26:12-22

A good man's prosperity. I. WHENCE IT PROCEEDED . 1. The industry of Isaac . "Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold." An intimate connection subsists between diligence and prosperity. 2. The blessing of God . "And the Lord blessed him. As without Divine assistance the best contrived and most laboriously applied means may fail in the accumulation of material goods, so with heavenly succor the least likely instruments can achieve... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 26:20

And the herdmen of Gerar — i . e . Abimelech's servants ( Genesis 21:25 )— did strive with Isaac's herdmen ,—as Lot's with those of Abraham ( Genesis 13:7 )— saying, The water is ours :—literally, to us (belong) the waters — and he called the name of the well Esek ("Strife"); because they strove with him —the verb being עָשַׂק , to strive about anything. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 26:21

And they digged another well (Isaac having yielded up the first), and strove for that also :—"The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water" ( Proverbs 17:14 ) and he called the name of it Sitnah —"Contention" (from שָׂטָן , to lie in wait as an adversary; whence Satan); probably in Wady-es-Shutein , near Rehoboth ( vide infra ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 26:22

And he removed from thence (yielding that too), and digged another well; and for that they strove not (perhaps as being beyond the boundaries of Gerar): and he called the name of it Reheboth ;—i.e. "Wide spaces" (hence "streets," Genesis 19:2 ); from רָחַב , to be or become broad; conjectured to have been situated in the Wady Ruhaibeh , about eight and a half hours to the south of Beersheba, where are still found a well named Bir-Rohebeh and ruins of a city of the same name— ... read more

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