Geneva Bible Notes (1560): Genesis 26

^{1 !} God prouideth for Isaac in the famine.

^{1 a} In the land of Canaan.

^{2 b} Gods prouidence alwaies watcheth to direct the waies of his children.

^{3 !} He reneueth his promes.

^{5 /} Ebr. my keping.

^{5 c} He commendeth Abrahams obedience because Izhak shulde be the more readie to followe the like: for as God made this promes of his free mercie, so doeth the confirmeation thereof procede of the same fountain.

^{7 d} Whereby we se that feare and distrust is found in the moste faithful.

^{8 e} Or, shewing some familiar signe of loue, whereby it might be knowen that she was his wife.

^{9 !} The king blameth him for denying his wife.

^{10 f} In all ages men were persuaded that Gods vengeance shulde light vpon wedloke breakers.

^{12 /} Or, an hundreth measures.

^{13 /} Ebr. he went forthe going & increasing.

^{14 g} The malicious enuie alwaies the graces of God in others.

^{14 !} The Philistines hate him for his riches

^{15 !} Stoppe his welles

^{16 !} And driue him away.

^{17 h} The Ebrewe worde signifieth a flood, or vallei where water at any time runneth.

^{19 /} Or, springing.

^{20 /} Or, Contencion, strife.

^{21 /} Or, barren.

^{22 /} Or, largenes, romme.

^{24 !} God comforteth him.

^{24 i} God assureth Izhak against all feare by rehersing the promes made to Abraham.

^{25 k} To signifie that he wolde serve none other God, but the God of his father Abraham.

^{29 l} The Ebrewes in swearing begin commonely with If, & vnderstand the rest: that is, that God shal punishe him that braketh the othe: here the wicked shewe that thei are afraid lest that come to them which thei wolde do to others.

^{31 !} He maketh alliance with Abimelech.

^{33 /} Or, the well of the othe.

^{33 /} Or, othe.

^{35 /} Or, disobedient and rebellious.