(Originally written April 30, 2007 in Book 16)
Genesis
26:1 There was a famine so Isaac went to Gerar to see Abimelech, the king of the Philistines.
26:2 The Lord told him not to go to Egypt, but to where he showed Isaac
26:3 The Lord said that he would bless him and his descendants if he stayed in the land
26:4 The Lord reiterated that he would make his descendants as numerous as the stars and that by Isaac's descendants all the nations of the earth would bless themselves.
26:5 The Lord said he would do this because Abraham obeyed his commandments and Law
26:6 Isaac dwelt then in Gerar
26:7 Isaac told then that Rebekah was his sister so that the people of Gerar would not kill him
26:8 Abimelech called to Isaac and asked why he said Rebekah was his sister. Isaac said so that no one would kill him for her.
26:10 Abimelech scolded Isaac because if some one would have laid with her it would have brought guilt on us
26:11 Abimelech warned al the people that whoever touches Isaac or Rebekah would be put to death
26:12 Isaac sewed in Gerar and reaped a hundredfold because the Lord blessed him
26:13 Isaac became very wealth
26:14 The Philistines soon envied him
26:15 The Philistines filled all of Abraham's old wells.
26:16 Abimelech ordered Isaac to leave because of his wealth and might
26:17 Isaac departed and camped in the valley of Gerar
26:18 Isaac re-dug a springing well
26:20 The herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with them over the well so it was named Esek (contention)
26:21 They dug another one and the herdsmen quarreled over it as well. This is called Sitnah (Enmity)
26:22 They dug another one and the herdsmen did not quarrel over it so it was called Reho'booth
because the Lord had made room for them
26:23 From there Isaac went to Beersheba
26:24 The Lord appeared to Isaac and promised to bless him for Abraham's sake
26:25 Isaac built an altar there and pitched his tent
26:26 Abimelech went to Isaac with Ahuz'zath his adviser and Phicol
26:27 Isaac asked why he who hates him came to see him
26:28 They replied that we can see that the Lord is with you and we want to make an oath with you
26:29 They wanted to make a covenant that we will do no harm to you and you do no harm to us
26:30 Isaac prepared a feast and they all ate and drank
26:31 They woke and made the oath in the morning and Isaac sent them on their way
26:32-33 Then Isaac's servants told him that they had found water so they named the place Shibah
26:34 Esau took Judith, daughter of Be-e'ri the Hittite and Bas'emoth, daughter of Elon the Hittite for his wives when he was 40.
26:35 They made life bitter for Isaac and Rebekah
27:1 When Isaac was old he called to Esau. Isaac was now blind
27:2 Isaac told Esau that he was old and did not know the day of his death
27:3 He told Esau to go and hunt game for him
27:4 He told him to bring the food to him as he loved so that he could eat and bless him
27:5 Rebekah was listening to Isaac as he told Esau this
27:6 She told Jacob about it
27:7 She told Jacob what Isaac had said
27:8 She finished telling Jacob what Isaac commanded Esau
27:9 She told Jacob to go to the flock and get two young kids so she could prepare them for Isaacthe way he liked.
27:10 She told him that Jacob could bring them to him and receive the blessing
27:11 Jacob replied that Esau was hairy and he was not
27:12 He was afraid that Isaac would curse him if he would found out
27:13 She said that she would receive the curse, but listen to her and obey
27:14 Jacob got the goats and Rebekah prepared them the way Isaac liked
27:15 Rebekah took Esau's clothes and put them on Jacob
27:16 She put the goat skins on Jacob's hands and neck
27:17 She gave Jacob the food.
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