Genesis 26:31
“And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he called it Sheba,.... Which, according to Jerom, signifies "fulness", as if it had its name from the abundance of…
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 rose up be times - Early rising was general among the primitive inhabitants of the world, and this was one cause…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 26:26-33
We have here the contests that had been between Isaac and the Philistines issuing in a happy peace and…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
betimes More often rendered "early"; cf. 2Ch 36:15. The etymology of the Old English word is "by time," i.e. "in good…
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