Genesis 26:16

Geneva Bible (1560)

Then Abimelech sayde vnto Izhak, Get thee from vs, for thou art mightier then wee a great deale.

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  • Exod 1:9 : 9 And he sayde vnto his people, Beholde, the people of the children of Israel are greater and mightier then we.

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  • 15In so much that the Philistims stopped and filled vp with earth all the welles, which his fathers seruantes digged in his father Abrahams time.

  • Gen 26:17-20
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    17Therefore Izhak departed thence and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

    18And Izhak returning, digged the welles of water, which they had digged in the dayes of Abraham his father: for the Philistims had stopped them after the death of Abraham, and hee gaue them the same names, which his father gaue them.

    19Izhaks seruantes then digged in the valley, and found there a well of liuing water.

    20But the herdmen of Gerar did striue with Izhaks herdmen, saying, The water is ours: therefore called he the name of the wel Esek, because they were at strife with him.

  • Gen 26:24-28
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    24And the Lord appeared vnto him the same night, and sayde, I am the God of Abraham thy father: feare not, for I am with thee, and wil blesse thee, and will multiplie thy seede for my seruant Abrahams sake.

    25Then he builte an altar there, and called vpon the Name of the Lorde, and there spred his tent: where also Izhaks seruauntes digged a well.

    26Then came Abimelech to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friendes, and Phichol the captaine of his armie.

    27To whom Izhak sayd, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate mee and haue put mee away from you?

    28Who answered, Wee sawe certainely that the Lorde was with thee, and wee thought thus, Let there be nowe an othe betweene vs, euen betweene vs and thee, and let vs make a couenant with thee.

  • Gen 26:1-2
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    1And there was a famine in the lande besides the first famine that was in the dayes of Abraham. Wherefore Izhak went to Abimelech King of the Philistims vnto Gerar.

    2For the Lord appeared vnto him, and sayde, Goe not downe into Egypt, but abide in the land which I shall shewe vnto thee.

  • 6So Izhak dwelt in Gerar.

  • Gen 26:8-13
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    8So after hee had bene there long time, Abimelech King of the Philistims looked out at a windowe, and loe, he sawe Izhak sporting with Rebekah his wife.

    9Then Abimelech called Izhak, and sayde, Loe, shee is of a suertie thy wife, and why saydest thou, She is my sister? To whom Izhak answered, Because I thought this, It may be that I shall dye for her.

    10Then Abimelech said, Why hast thou done this vnto vs? one of the people had almost lien by thy wife, so shouldest thou haue brought sinne vpon vs.

    11Then Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man, or his wife, shal die the death.

    12Afterwarde Izhak sowed in that lande, and founde in the same yeere an hundreth folde by estimation: and so the Lord blessed him.

    13And the man waxed mightie, and stil increased, till he was exceeding great,

  • 15And Abimelech saide, Beholde, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.

  • Gen 26:31-32
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    31And they rose vp betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: then Izhak let them go, and they departed from him in peace.

    32And that same day Izhaks seruantes came and tolde him of a well, which they had digged, and said vnto him, We haue found water.

  • 22And at that same time Abimelech and Phichol his chief captaine spake vnto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest.

  • Gen 20:9-11
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    9Afterward Abimelech called Abraham, and said vnto him, What hast thou done vnto vs? and what haue I offeded thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdome this great sinne? thou hast done things vnto me that ought not to be done.

    10So Abimelech said vnto Abraham, What sawest thou that thou hast done this thing?

    11Then Abraha answered, Because I thought thus, Surely the feare of God is not in this place, and they will slay me for my wiues sake.

  • 25And Abraham rebuked Abimelech for a well of water, which Abimelechs seruants had violently taken away.

  • 9Is not the whole land before thee? depart I pray thee from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will goe to the right: or if thou goe to the right hand, then I will take the left.

  • 9And he sayde vnto his people, Beholde, the people of the children of Israel are greater and mightier then we.

  • 12And he saide, Let vs take our iourney and go, and I will goe before thee.

  • 6Heare vs, my lorde: thou art a prince of God among vs: in the chiefest of our sepulchres bury thy dead: none of vs shall forbid thee his sepulchre, but thou mayest bury thy dead therein.