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Genesis 26

1 God prouideth for Izhák in the famine 3 He renueth his promes 9 The king blameth him for denying his wife. 14 The Philiſtims hate him for his riches, 15 Stoppe his welles, 16 And driue him away. 24 God comforteth him. 31 He maketh alliance with Abimélech.
1.ANd there was a famine in the a land beſides the firſt famine that was in the dayes of Abrahám. wherefore Izhák went to Abimélech King of the Philiſtíms vnto Gerár.
2.For the Lord appeared vnto him, & ſaid, b Go not downe into Egypt, but abide in the land which I ſhal ſhewe vnto thee.
3.Dwel in this land, & I will be with thee, and wil bleſſe thee: for to thee, and to thy ſede I wil giue all theſe * countreis: and I wil performe the othe which I ſware vnto Abrahám thy father.
4.Alſo I wil cauſe thy fede to multiplie as the ſtarres of heauen, and wil giue vnto thy ſede all theſe countreis: & in thy ſede ſhal all the naciōs of the earth be * bleſſed,
5.Becauſe that Abrahám c obeied my voyce and kept mine [”]ordinance, my commandemētes, my ſtatutes, and my Lawes.
6.So Izhák dwelt in Gerár.
7.And the men of the place aſked him of his wife, & he ſaid, She is my ſiſter: for he d feared to ſay, She is my wife, left, ſaid he, the men of the place ſhulde kil me, becauſe of Rebekah: for ſhe was beautiful to the eie.
8.So after he had bene there long time, Abimélech King of the Philiſtims loked out at a windowe, and lo, he ſawe Izhák " ſporting with Rebekáh his wife.
9.Then Abimélech called Izhák, and ſaid, Lo, ſhe is of a ſuretie thy wife, & why ſaideſt yu, She is my ſiſter? To whome Izhák anſwered, Becauſe I thoght thus, It maie be that I ſhal die for her.
10.Then Abimélech ſaid, Why haſt thou done this vnto vs? one of the people had almoſt lien by thy wife, ſo ſhuldeſt thou haue broght f ſinne vpon vs.
11.Thē Abimélech charged all his people, ſaying, He that toucheth this man, or his wife, ſhal die the death.
12.Afterward Izhák ſowed in that land, and founde in the ſame yere an " hūdreth folde by eſtimacion: and ſo ye Lord bleſſed him.
13.And the man waxed mightie, and " ſtil increaſed, til he was exceding great,
14.For he had flockes of ſhepe, and herdes of cattel, and a mightie houſholde: therefore the Philiſtíms had g enuie at him,
15.In ſo muche that ye Philiſtíms ſtopped & filled vp with earth all the wells which his fathers ſeruants digged in his father Abrahams time.
16.Then Abimélech ſaid vnto Izhák, Get thee from vs, for thou art mightier thē we a great deale.
17.Therefore Izhák departed thēce & pitched his tent in the h vallei of Gerár, and dwelt there.
18.And Izhák returning, digged the welles of water, which thei had digged in the dayes of Abrahám his father: for the Philiſtíms had ſtopped them after the death of Abrahám, & he gaue thē the ſame names, which his father gaue them.
19.Izhaks ſeruants then digged in the vallei, & found there a well of " liuing water.
20.But the herd men of Gerár did ſtriue w̄ Izhaks herd mē ſayīg, The water is ours: therefore called he the name of the well " Eſek, becauſe thei were at ſtrief w̄ him.
21.Afterward thei digged another well, and ſtroue for that alſo, and he called the name of it " Sitnáh.
22.Then he remoued thēce, & digged an other well, for the w̄ thei ſtroue not: there- fore called he the name of it " Rehobóth, & ſaid, Becauſe ye Lord hathe now made vs roume, we ſhal encreaſe vpon ye earth.
23.So he went vp thence to Beer-ſhéba.
24.And the Lord appeared vnto him the ſame night, and ſaid, I am the God s of Abrahám thy father: feare not, for I am with thee, and wil bleſſe thee and multiplie thy ſede for my ſeruant Abrahams ſake.
25.The he buylt an t altar there, and called vpon the name of the Lord, & there ſpred his tent: where alſo Izhaks ſeruants digged a well.
26.¶ Then came Abimélech to him fro Gerár, and Ahuzzáth one of his friends, and Phichól the captaine of his armie.
27.To whome Izhák ſaid, Wherefore come ye to me, ſeing ye hate me and haue put me awaie from you?
28.Who anſwered, We ſawe certeinly that the Lord was with thee, and we thoght thus, Let there be now an othe betwene vs, euen betwene vs and thee, and let vs make a couenant with thee.
29.Thou u ſhalt do vs no hurt, as we haue not touched thee, and as we haue done vn to thee nothing but good, and ſent thee awaie in peace: thou now, the bleſſed of the Lord, do thus.
30.Then he made them a feaſt, & thei did eat and drinke.
31.And thei roſe vp betimes in the morning, and ſware one to an other: then Izhák let them go, and thei departed from him in peace.
32.And that ſame daye Izhaks ſeruants came & tolde him of a well, which thei had digged, & ſaid vnto him, We haue found water.
33.So he called it ['] Shibáh: therefore the name of the citie is called ['] Beer-ſhéba vnto this daye.
34.¶ Now when Eſáu was fourtie yere olde, he toke to wife Iudíth, the daughter of Beerí an Hittite, & Baſhemáth ye daughter of Elón an Hittite alſo.
35.And thei * *were a grief of minde to Izhák and to Rebekáh.

Notes

1:a.
In the land of Canáan.
2:b.
Gods prouidēce alwaies watcheth to direct ye waies of his childrē
3:*.
Chap. 13.15. & 15.18.
4:*.
Chap. 12.3. and 15.18. & 22.18. and 28.14.
5:c.
He commendeth Abrahās obedience becauſe Izhák ſhulde be the more readie to follow ye like: for as God made this promes of his fre mercie, ſo doeth ye confirmation thereof procede of the ſame fountaine.
5:”.
Ebr my keping
7:d.
Wherby we ſe ye feare and diſtruſt is found in ye moſte faithfull
8:".
Or, ſhewing ſome familiar ſigne of loue, whereby it might be known that ſhe was his wife.
10:f.
In all ages men were perſuaded ye Gods vegeāce ſhulde light vpon wedloke breakers.
12:".
Or, an hūdreth meaſures.
13:".
Ebr he went forthe going & increaſing.
14:g.
The malicious enuie alwaies the graces of God in others.
17:h.
The Ebrewe worde ſignifieth a flood, or vallei, where water at any time runneth.
19:".
Or, ſpringing.
20:".
Or, Contention, ſtrife
21:".
Or, hatred.
22:".
Or, largeneß
24:s.
God aſſureth Izhák againſt all feare by rehearſing the promes made to Abrahám.
25:t.
To ſignifie that he wolde ſerue none other God, but the God of his father Abrahám.
29:u.
The Ebrewes in ſwearing begin comonly w̃ If, & vnderſtand yt rest: yt is that God ſhal puniſhe him that breaketh the othe: here the wicked ſhewe that thei are afraid left yt w̃ thei wolde do to other.
33:'.
Or, othe.
33:'.
Or, the well of the othe.
35:*.
Chap.27.46.
35:*.
Or, diſobediẽt and rebellious.