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Claiming a Spiritual Inheritance
Commentators explain that Isaac's actions were deeply symbolic. By re-digging his father's wells and restoring their original names, he was not just finding water; he was honoring Abraham's legacy and publicly reasserting his rightful, inherited claim to the land and the promises associated with it.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 26:1–35
18th Century
Theologian
משׁמרת mı̂shmeret — “charge, ordinance.”
עשׂק ‛êśeq — Esek, “strife.”
שׂטנה śı̂ṭnâh<…
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 26:18–22
19th Century
Bishop
Isaac dug again the wells ... — This activity of Isaac again provoked the opposition of the Philistines. His first well w…
John Calvin
On Genesis 26:18
16th Century
Theologian
And Isaac digged again the wells of water. First, we see that the holy man was so hated by his neighbors that he was forced to seek a retr…
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John Gill
On Genesis 26:18
17th Century
Pastor
And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had
digged in the days of Abraham his father<…
Matthew Henry
On Genesis 26:18–25
17th Century
Minister
Isaac met with much opposition in digging wells. Two were called Contention and Hatred. See the nature of worldly things: they cause quarrels and a…