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Genesis 26:1

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There was a famine in the land, in addition to the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, to Gerar.

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Genesis 26:1 in other translations

And there was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines, unto Gerar.

Genesis 26:1 · American Standard Version

Genesis 26:1 in context

  1. 1There was a famine in the land, in addition to the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, to Gerar.
  2. 2Yahweh appeared to him, and said, “Don’t go down into Egypt. Live in the land I will tell you about.
  3. 3Live 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.