Genesis 26:27

Isaac said to them, “Why are you coming to me, since you hate me and have sent me away from you?”

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And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?

In Context

26Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, with Ahuzzath, his friend, and Phicol, the captain of his army.

28Then they said, “We have clearly seen that Yahweh has been with you. So we decided that there should be an oath between us, yes, between us and you. So let us make a covenant with you,

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Cross References

Genesis 26:16Abimelech said to Isaac, “Go away from us, for you are much mightier than we.”

Acts 7:9Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him into Egypt; but God was with him

Acts 7:27But the one who had wronged his neighbor pushed him away, and said, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?

Revelation 3:9Look! Those who belong to the synagogue of Satan who say they are Jews but are not, but they are liars—I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and they will come to know that I loved you.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 26:27-34

Isaac's Covenant with Abimelech. ( b. c. 1760.) 26 Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army. 27 And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you? 28 And they said, We saw certainly that the Lord was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee; 29 That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as… Read the whole commentary →

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