Genesis 26:35

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 26:35 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And they were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And they were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.
Genesis 26:35 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 26

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
35And they were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac, and to Rebekah.] The marriage of them itself was a trouble to them, it being contrary to their will that any of their children should marry with the Canaanites, and those the worst sort of them, the Hittites; it having been the care of Abraham, the father of Isaac, that his son should not marry with them, and laid a strict injunction on his servant not to take a wife for his son from among them; and which was an example to be followed in later times, and which Esau very likely was not ignorant of: and besides this, the women themselves he took for wives were very disagreeable on all accounts, partly because of their religion, being idolaters, and partly…”
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