Genesis 26:2

The Lord appeared to him and said, “Go not down into Egypt; settle in the land of which I will tell you,

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And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:

In Context

1Now when a famine came in the land, (not the first famine that was in the days of Abraham), Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar.

3stay in this land, and I will be with you and will bless you; for to you, and to your descendants, I will give all these lands, and will establish the oath which I swore to Abraham your father:

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Cross References

Genesis 12:1The Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country, your relatives and your father’s house to the land that I will show you.

Genesis 17:1When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord revealed himself to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty, walk before me and be blameless

Genesis 18:10One of them said, “I will surely return to you about nine months from now, and then, Sarah your wife will have a son.” But Sarah was listening behind the door of the tent.

Psalms 37:3Trust in the Lord, and do good; remain in the land, and deal faithfully:

Matthew Henry on Genesis 26:2-6

Removal of Isaac to Gerar. ( b. c. 1804.) 1 And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar. 2 And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of: 3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy… Read the whole commentary →

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