Genesis 26:14

He had many sheep and cattle, and a large household. The Philistines envied him.

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For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.

In Context

13The man became rich, and grew more and more until he became very great.

15Now all the wells that his father's servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines stopped them up by filling them with earth.

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Cross References

Genesis 13:2Now Abram was very rich in animals, in silver, and in gold.

1 Samuel 18:9Saul looked at David with suspicion from that day on.

Job 5:2For anger kills the foolish man; 1 jealousy kills the silly one. 1

Psalms 112:3Wealth and riches are in his house; 1 his righteousness will endure forever. 1

Psalms 144:13May our storehouses be full with every kind of produce, 1 and may our sheep produce thousands and ten thousands in our fields. 1

Proverbs 27:4There is the cruelty of rage and the flood of anger, 1 but who is able to stand before jealousy? 1

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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