Live in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you. For I will give to you, and to your offspring, all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore to Abraham your father.
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Live in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you. For I will give to you, and to your offspring, all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore to Abraham your father.
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Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
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Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore unto Abraham thy father;
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Passages linked to Genesis 26:3 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 28:15 Behold, I am with you, and will keep you, wherever you go, and will bring you again into this land. For I will not leave you, until I have done that which I have spoken of to you.”
- Psalms 105:9 the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac,
- Genesis 13:15 for I will give all the land which you see to you and to your offspring forever.
- Genesis 22:16-18 and said, “ ‘I have sworn by myself,’ says Yahweh, ‘because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son, that I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your offspring greatly like the stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on the seashore. Your offspring will possess the gate of his enemies. All the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring, because you have obeyed my voice.’ ”
- Genesis 12:7 Yahweh appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” He built an altar there to Yahweh, who had appeared to him.
- Genesis 17:8 I will give to you, and to your offspring after you, the land where you are traveling, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. I will be their God.”
- Genesis 20:1 Abraham traveled from there toward the land of the South, and lived between Kadesh and Shur. He lived as a foreigner in Gerar.
- Hebrews 11:9 By faith, he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a land not his own, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise.
- Genesis 13:17 Arise, walk through the land in its length and in its width; for I will give it to you.”
- Genesis 15:18 In that day Yahweh made a covenant with Abram, saying, “I have given this land to your offspring, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates:
- Genesis 26:12 Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year one hundred times what he planted. Yahweh blessed him.
- Genesis 26:14 He had possessions of flocks, possessions of herds, and a great household. The Philistines envied him.
- Genesis 39:2 Yahweh was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man. He was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
- Psalms 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you.
- Psalms 39:12 “Hear my prayer, Yahweh, and give ear to my cry. Don’t be silent at my tears. For I am a stranger with you, a foreigner, as all my fathers were.
- Philippians 4:9 The things which you learned, received, heard, and saw in me: do these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
- Hebrews 11:13-16 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and embraced them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own. If indeed they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had enough time to return. But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
- Genesis 39:21 But Yahweh was with Joseph, and showed kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
- Isaiah 43:2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned, and flame will not scorch you.
- Isaiah 43:5 Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. I will bring your offspring from the east, and gather you from the west.
- Micah 7:20 You will give truth to Jacob, and mercy to Abraham, as you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.
- Hebrews 6:17 In this way God, being determined to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath,
- Genesis 12:1-2 Now Yahweh said to Abram, “Leave your country, and your relatives, and your father’s house, and go to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation. I will bless you and make your name great. You will be a blessing.
- Psalms 37:1-6 Don’t fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither like the green herb. Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture. Also delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this: he will make your righteousness shine out like light, and your justice as the noon day sun.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 26:3 Sojourn in this land, and I will…
Gen 26:3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
Ver. 3. Sojourn in this land.] Though it lay under the common lash; that he might see God’s power in providing for him amidst greatest straits and difficulties. Poena duplicem habet ordinationem: unam ad culpam quae praecedit, alteram, ad gloriam Dei quam praecedit. {a}
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{a} Alex. Alesius [Hayles], p. 3, q. 5, m. 1.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Unto thee, and unto thy seed; to thee to…
Unto thee, and unto thy seed; to thee to enjoy for thy present comfort, and to them to possess as an inheritance. See Poole on "Gen 13:15", see Poole on "Gen 15:18".
I will perform the oath, i.e. the promises confirmed by oath, Gen 22:16, &c.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Sojourn in this land,.... The land of Canaan, where…
Sojourn in this land,.... The land of Canaan, where he now was; either in Gerar, which though in the land of the Philistines was a part of Canaan, the place of his present residence; or in any other part of it he should be directed to: however, by this it appears it was the pleasure of God that he should not go out of that land, and which Abraham his father was careful of, that he should not while he lived; see Gen 24:6,
and I will be with thee, and I will bless thee; with his presence; with protection from all enemies; with a supply of all the necessaries of life; and with all spiritual blessings, and with eternal life and happiness:
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for unto thee, and to thy seed, will I give these countries; inhabited at that time by the Philistines, Canaanites, and the several tribes of them:
and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father; concerning the promise of the Messiah from him and his seed, the gift of the land of Canaan to them, and the multiplication of them, Gen 22:16.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 3. Sojourn in this land] In Gerar, whither…
Verse 3. Sojourn in this land] In Gerar, whither he had gone, Ge 26:1, and where we find he settled, Ge 26:6, though the land of Canaan in general might be here intended. That there were serious and important reasons why Isaac should not go to Egypt, we may be fully assured, though they be not assigned here; it is probable that even Isaac himself was not informed why he should not go down to Egypt. I have already supposed that God saw trials in his way which he might not have been able to bear. While a man acknowledges God in all his ways, he will direct all his steps, though he may not choose to give him the reasons of the workings of his providence. Abraham might go safely to Egypt, Isaac might not; in firmness and decision of character there was a wide difference between the two men.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 3. sojourn … land] The temporary dwelling of one…
3. sojourn … land] The temporary dwelling of one who as a stranger had none of the rights of a native inhabitant; so LXX παροίκει; Lat. peregrinare. See note on Gen_23:4, and cf. Heb_11:9.
I will be with thee] See Gen_26:24, Gen_21:20, Gen_28:15. God’s Presence is the pledge of man’s blessing.
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unto thee, &c.] The promises made to Abraham are here renewed to Isaac; see note on Gen_13:14-17.
these lands] The plural is uncommon. Lat. universas regiones has.
the oath … sware] See Gen_22:16-18.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (3, 4) These countries.—On the archaic form of the…
(3, 4) These countries.—On the archaic form of the pronoun these, see Note on Gen_19:8. The countries are enumerated in Gen_15:19-21. For the “oath,” see Gen_22:16; and for the metaphor, “as the stars,” see Gen_15:5.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Sojourn in this land, viz., Philistia (Murphy, Alford), though…
Sojourn in this land, viz., Philistia (Murphy, Alford), though otherwise regarded as Canaan (Lange, Keil, Calvin)and I will be with thee, and will bless thee. Of this comprehensive promise, the first part was enjoyed by, while the second was distinctly stated to, Abraham. (Gen_12:2) God s presence with Isaac of higher significance than his presence with Ishmael. (Gen_21:20) For unto thee, and unto thy seed, will I give all these lah an archaism for hLaeh (cf. Gen_19:8, Gen_19:25) countries (i.e. Canaan and the surrounding lands), and I will perform the oath (vide Gen_22:16) which I aware unto Abraham thy father.
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