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Genesis 26:13

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 26:13 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the man waxed great, and grew more and more until he became very great.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the man waxed great, and grew more and more until he became very great.
Genesis 26:13 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 26

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
10And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? One of the people might easily have lain with thy wife, and thou wouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.
11And Abimelech charged all the people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.
12And Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year a hundredfold. And Jehovah blessed him.
13And the man waxed great, and grew more and more until he became very great.
14And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household. And the Philistines envied him.
15Now all the wells which his father`s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped, and filled with earth.
16And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us. For thou art much mightier than we.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the man waxed great, etc.] In substance, as well as in honour and glory, among men; and went forward; in the world, and in the increase of worldly things: and grew until he became very great: as he must needs be, since Abraham his father left him all that he had, who was very rich in cattle, in gold and silver, and had been increasing ever since; and especially since he came to Gerar, where he was gradually increasing, until he became to be exceeding great indeed, even the greatest man in all the country, yea, greater than King Abimelech himself, as it seems, from (<012616>Genesis 26:16).”
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