Gen 12:14-17, 20:1-7, 26:14-33, 31:24-29, 35:5, Exo 7:16-17 | TSK | STEP

Gerar.Gerar was a city of Arabia Petræa, under a king of the Philistines, 25 miles from Eleutheropolis beyond Daroma, in the south of Judah. From ch. 10:19, it appears to have been situated in the angle where the south and west sides of Canaan met, and to have been not far from Gaza. Jerome, in his Hebrew Traditions on Genesis, says, from Gerar to Jerusalem was three days' journey. There was a wood near Gerar, spoken of by Theodoret; and a brook, (ch. 26:26,) on which was a monastery, noticed by Sozomen.

10:19; 26:1,6,20,26; 2Ch 14:13,14

said.

12:11-13; 26:7; 2Ch 19:2; 20:37; 32:31; Pr 24:16; Ec 7:20; Ga 2:11,12

Eph 4:25; Col 3:9

Abimelech.

12:15; 26:1,16

a dream.

28:12; 31:24; 37:5,9; 40:8; 41:1-36; Job 4:12,13; 33:15; Mt 1:20

Mt 2:12,13; 27:19

a dead.

7; Ps 105:14; Eze 33:14,15; Jon 3:4

a man's wife. Heb. married to an husband.

had.

6,18

wilt.

17,18; 18:23-25; 19:24; 2Sa 4:11; 1Ch 21:17

in the integrity. or, simplicity, or sincerity.

Jos 22:22; 1Ki 9:4; 2Ki 20:3; 1Ch 29:17; Ps 7:8; 25:21; 78:72

Pr 11:3; 20:7; 2Co 1:12; 1Th 2:10; 1Ti 1:13

and innocency.

Job 33:9; Ps 24:4; 26:6; 73:13; Da 6:22

withheld.

18; 31:7; 35:5; Ex 34:24; 1Sa 25:26,34; Ps 84:11; Pr 21:1; Ho 2:6,7

sinning.

39:9; Le 6:2; Ps 51:4; 81:12; 2Th 2:7,11

to touch.

3:3; 26:11; 1Co 7:1; 2Co 6:17

a prophet.The word {navi,} rendered a prophet, not only signifies one who foretell future events, but also an intercessor, instructor. See 1 Sa ch. 10.

1Ki 18:1-46; 1Co 14:4The title was also given to men eminent for eloquence and literary abilities: hence Aaron, because he was the spokesman of Moses to the Egyptian king, is called a prophet.

Ex 4:16; 7:1; 12:1-3; 18:17; 7:1; 1Ch 16:22; Ps 25:14; 105:9-15

Heb 1:1

pray.

Le 6:4,7; 1Sa 7:5,8; 12:19,23; 2Sa 24:17; 1Ki 13:6; 2Ki 5:11; 19:2-4

Job 42:8; Jer 14:11; 15:1; 27:18; Jas 5:14-16; 1Jo 5:16; Re 11:5,6

surely.

18; 2:17; 12:17; Job 34:19; Ps 105:14; Eze 3:18; 33:8,14-16; Heb 13:4

all.

12:15; Nu 16:32,33; 2Sa 24:17

Genesis 26:14-33

had possession.

12:16; 13:2; Job 1:3; 42:12; Ps 112:3; 144:13,14; Pr 10:22

servants. or, husbandry. envied.

37:11; 1Sa 18:9; Job 5:2; Ps 112:10; Pr 27:4; Ec 4:4

his father's.

21:30

had stopped.In those countries, a well of water was a great acquisition; and hence, this mode of injuring new settlers, or revenging themselves on their enemies, is still resorted to among the inhabitants.

Go.Dr. A. Clarke observes, that this is the first instance on record of what was termed among the Greeks, ostracism, i.e., the banishment of person from the state, of whose power, influence, or riches, the people were jealous.

mightier.

Ex 1:9

in the days.Houbigant contends, that instead of {bimey,} "in the days," we should read, {avdey,} "servants;" agreeably to the Samaritan, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate: "And Isaac digged again the wells of water which the servants of Abraham his father had digged."

and he.

21:31; Nu 32:38; Ps 16:4; Ho 2:17; Zec 13:2

springing water. Heb. living.

So 4:15; Joh 4:10,11; 7:38

did strive.

21:25

Esek. i.e., Contention.

Sitnah. i.e., Hatred.

Ezr 4:6

digged.The wells in Arabia are generally dug in the rock: their mouths are about six feet in diameter, and they are from nineteen to twenty feet in depth. But Niebuhr informs us, that many wells are from 160 to 170 feet deep.

Rehoboth. i.e., Room. the Lord.

Ps 4:1; 18:19; 118:5

be fruitful.

17:6; 28:3; 41:52; Ex 1:7

Beer-sheba.

21:31; 46:1; Jud 20:1

I am the.

15:1; 17:7; 24:12; 28:13; 31:5; Ex 3:6; Mt 22:32; Ac 7:32

fear.

3,4; 13:16; 22:19; Ps 27:1-3; 46:1,2; Isa 12:2; 41:10,13-15; 43:1,2

Isa 44:2; 51:7,12; Lu 12:32; Heb 13:6; Re 1:17

builded.

8:20; 12:7; 13:18; 22:9; 33:20; 35:1; Ex 17:15

called.

Ps 116:17

Abimelech.

20:3; 21:22-32

Phichol.Phichol, as well as Abimelech, "father king," seems to have been a name of office or dignity among the Philistines; for it is not probable that they were the same as are mentioned in the days of Abraham (ch. 21:22, 32.)

seeing.

14,16; Jud 11:7; Ac 7:9,14,27,35; Re 3:9

sent me.

We saw certainly. Heb. Seeing we saw. was with.

21:22,23; 39:5; Jos 3:7; 2Ch 1:1; Isa 45:14; 60:14; 61:6,9; Ro 8:31

1Co 14:25; Heb 13:5

Let there.

21:31,32; 24:3,41; 31:49-53; Heb 6:16

That thou wilt. Heb. If thou shalt, etc. not.

11,14,15

the blessed.

12; 12:2; 21:22; 22:17; 24:31; Ps 115:15

19:3; 21:8; 31:54; Ro 12:18; Heb 12:14; 1Pe 4:9

betimes.

19:2; 21:14; 22:3; 31:55

sware.

14:22; 21:23,31,32; 25:33; 31:44; 1Sa 14:24; 20:3,16,17; 30:15

Heb 6:16

We have.

25; Pr 2:4,5; 10:4; 13:4; Mt 7:7

Shebah. i.e., an oath. therefore.

21:31

Beer-sheba. i.e., the well of the oath.

28This may have been the same city which was called Beer-sheba a hundred years before this, in the time of Abraham; but as the well, from which it had its name originally, was closed up by the Philistines, the name of the place might have been abolished with the well; when, therefore, Isaac re-opened it, he restored the ancient name of the place.