Genesis 26:13

So the man waxed great,—and went on and on waxing great until that he had waxed exceeding great.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

12And Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year, a hundredfold,—seeing that Yahweh had blessed him.

14So he came to have possessions of flocks and possessions of herds, and a large body of servants,—and the Philistines envied him.

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Cross References

Genesis 24:35Now, Yahweh, having blessed my lord exceedingly, and made him great,—and given him flocks and herds and silver and gold, and men-servants and maid-servants, and camels, and asses,

Proverbs 10:22The blessing of Yahweh, itself maketh rich, and he addeth no grievance therewith.

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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