Genesis 26:14
For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
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13And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:
Cross References
Genesis 13:2And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
1 Samuel 18:9And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.
Job 5:2For wrath kills the foolish man, and envy slays the silly one.
Psalms 112:3Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endures for ever.
Psalms 144:13That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:
Proverbs 27:4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
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 →