Genesis 26:21
“And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he removed from thence,.... A little further from their border, to cut off all pretence, and put a stop to all…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 26:1-35
- The Events of Isaac’s Life 5. משׁמרת mı̂shmeret, “charge, ordinance.” מציה mı̂tsvâh, “command,” special order. חק…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
They dug another well - Never did any man more implicitly follow the Divine command, Resist not evil, than Isaac;…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 26:12-25
Here we have,
I. The tokens of God's good-will to Isaac. He blessed him, and prospered him, and made all that he had to…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Sitnah That is, Enmity. This name is connected with the same root as the word satan, "adversary"; cf. Num 20:22; 1Sa…