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Genesis 26 — Sermon Preparation
Isaac sojourns in Gerar, repeating his father's deception about his wife, then reopens Abraham's wells and makes peace with Abimelech. Below is a research summary for Genesis 26, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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Genesis 26 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יִצְחָק | Yitschâq | H3327 | 16 | Jitschak |
| בְּאֵר | bᵉʼêr | H875 | 8 | pit, well |
| חָפַר | châphar | H2658 | 7 | pry into, delve |
| אַבְרָהָם | ʼAbrâhâm | H85 | 8 | Abraham |
| אֲבִימֶלֶךְ | ʼĂbîymelek | H40 | 7 | Abimelek |
| גְּרָר | Gᵉrâr | H1642 | 5 | Gerar |
| קָרָא | qârâʼ | H7121 | 8 | call out to |
How preachers through history handled this text
11 public-domain excerpts on Genesis 26, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Isaac met with much opposition in digging wells. Two were called Contention and Hatred. See the nature of worldly things; they make quarrels, and are occasions of strife; and what is often the lot of the most quiet and peaceable; those who avoid striving, yet cannot avoid being striven with. And what a mercy it is to have plenty of water; to have it without striving for it! The more common this mercy is, the more reason to be thankful for it. At length Isaac digged a well, for which they strove not. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Genesis 26:18–25 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Gerar— Gen 26:1
- Valley of Gerar— Gen 26:17
- Egypt— Gen 26:2
- Esek— Gen 26:20
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