Genesis 26:13

He became a rich man, and his wealth steadily increased until he was very rich.

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In The King James Version

And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:

In Context

12Isaac sowed grain that year, and the Lord blessed him with a harvest that was a hundred times what he planted.

14He owned many flocks of sheep and herds of cattle, as well as many slaves. He had so much that the Philistines became jealous of him.

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Cross References

Genesis 24:35“The Lord has blessed my master so much, and now he is a wealthy and powerful man. The Lord has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.

Proverbs 10:22The Lord's blessing makes you rich, and he doesn't add any sadness to accompany it.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 26:13-26

Isaac's Removal to Beersheba. ( b. c. 1804.) 12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him: 13 And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great: 14 For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him. 15 For all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth. 16 And… Read the whole commentary →

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