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¶The .xxvj. Capter.

1 God in the myddest of famine, blesseth and feedeth Isahac. 3 Chanaan is promysed to Isahac. 4 Christe. 7 Isahac sayth that his wyfe is his sister. 11 The very great care of God for Isahac and his wyfe. 15 The Philistines do stop Isahacs pittes, and dryue him out. 17 God blessyng Isahac, gyueth hym ryches. 19 He diggeth other pittes. 22 A thankesgeuyng. 24 God comforteth Isahac. 25 Isahac doth call vpon God. 28 Abime∣lech entreth into a league with Isahac. 33 Beer-seba the citie. 34 Esau maketh a se∣conde maryage.

[unspec A] 1 ANd there fell a famine in the land, besides the first that was in the dayes of Abraham: And Isahac went vn∣to (a) 1.1 Abimelech, king of the Philistines, vn∣to Gerar.

2 And the Lorde appeared vnto hym, and sayde: Go not downe into Egypt, [but] abyde in the lande whiche I shall shewe vnto thee.

3 Soiourne in this lande, and I wyl be with thee, and wyll blesse thee: for vnto thee and vnto thy seede I wyll geue all these countreys, and I wyll perfourme the othe whiche I sware vnto Abra∣ham thy father.

4 And wyl make thy seede to multiplie as the starres of heauen, and wyll geue vnto thy seede al these countreys: and in thy seede (b) 1.2 shall all the nations of the earth be blessed:

5 Because (c) 1.3that Abraham hearkened vnto my voyce, & kept my ordinaunce, my commaundementes, my statutes, and my lawes.

6 And Isahac dwelled in Gerar.

7 And the men of the place asked [him] [unspec B] of his wyfe. And he sayde, (d) 1.4 she is my sister: for he feared to say, she is my wyfe, lest the men of the place shoulde haue kylled hym, because of Rebecca, whiche was beautifull to the eye.

8 And after he had ben there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines loked out at a windowe, & (e) 1.5 sawe Isa∣hac sportyng with Rebecca his wyfe.

9 And Abimelech called Isahac, and said: beholde, she is of a suretie thy wife, and why saydest thou, she is my sister? To whom Isahac aunswered: because I thought that I might peraduenture haue dyed for her sake. [unspec C]

10 Abimelech (f) 1.6 said: why hast thou done this vnto vs? one of the people myght lyghtly haue lyne by thy wyfe, and so shouldest thou haue brought (g) 1.7 sinne vpon vs.

11 And so Abimelech charged al his peo∣ple,

saying: He that toucheth this man or his wyfe, shall dye the death.

12 Then Isahac sowed in that lande, and receaued in the same yere “ 1.8 an hundred folde: and the Lorde “ 1.9 blessed hym.

13 And the man waxed myghtie, & went foorth, and grewe tyll he was exceeding great.

[unspec C] 14 For he had possessiō of sheepe, of oxen, and a myghtie housholde: and therfore the (h) 1.10 Philistines had enuie at hym.

15 For the Philistines (i) 1.11 stopped and fyl∣led vp with earth all the welles which his seruauntes had digged in his father Abrahams tyme.

16 And Abimelech sayde vnto Isahac: Get thee from vs, for thou art mightier then we a great deale.

17 Therefore Isahac departed thence, and “ 1.12 abode in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

18 And Isahac returning, digged againe the welles of water which they digged in the dayes of Abraham his father, which the Philistines had stopped after the death of Abraham, & named them after the same names by the which his father had named them.

19 Isahacs seruauntes digged in the val∣ley, and (k) 1.13 founde a well of “ 1.14 springyng water.

20 And the heardmen of Gerar did striue with Isahacs heardmen, saying: the water is ours. Then called he the well “ 1.15 contention, because they stroue with hym.

21 And they digged another well, and stroue for that also: and he called the name of it “ 1.16 enmitie.

22 And then he departed thence, & digged another well, for the which they stroue not. Therfore called he it “ 1.17roomth, say∣ing: the Lorde hath made vs nowe roome that we may encrease vpon the earth.

23 And he went vp thence to Beer-seba.

24 And the Lorde appeared vnto hym the same night, and (l) 1.18 sayde: I am the God of Abraham thy father, feare not, for I am with thee, and wyl blesse thee and multiple thy seede for my seruaunt Abrahams sake.

25 And he builded an (m) 1.19aulter there, and called vpon the name of the Lorde, and pitched his tent: and there Isahacs ser∣uauntes dygged a well.

26 Then (n) 1.20 came Abimelech to him from Gerar, and Ahuzath his friende, and Phicol the captaine of his armie.

27 And Isahac sayde vnto them: wher∣fore come ye to me, seyng ye hate me, [unspec D] and haue put me away from you?

28 Whiche aunswered: “ 1.21 We sawe most certainly that the Lord was with thee, and we sayde: let there be nowe an oth betwixt vs, euen betwixt vs and thee, and let vs make a league with thee:

29 That thou shouldest do vs no hurt, as we haue not touched thee, and as we haue done vnto thee nothyng but good, & sent thee away in peace: for thou art nowe the blessed of the Lorde.

30 And (o) 1.22 he made them a feast, and they dyd eate and drynke.

31 And they rose vp betymes in the mor∣nyng, and sware one to another: And Isahac sent them away, and they de∣parted from hym in peace.

32 And the same daye Isahacs ser∣uauntes came and tolde hym of a well which they had dygged, and sayde vnto hym, we haue founde water.

33 And he called it Sebah: and the name of the citie is called (p) 1.23 Beer-seba vnto this day.

34 Esau was fourtie yere olde, & he toke a wyfe [called] Iudith, the daughter of Beeri an Hethite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon, an Hethite [also.]

35 (q) 1.24Which were “ 1.25 disobedient vnto I∣sahac and Rebecca.

Notes

• (a) 1.1

  All the kinges of Ge∣rar were called Abimelech, as the kinges of Egypt Pha∣raos.
• (b) 1.2

  Christe promised.
• (c) 1.3

  Abra∣hams obedi∣ence, caused not goodes promyse to be sure, but gods free mercy. See the .22. Chapter.
• (d) 1.4

  He should haue shunned, & not folowed his fathers fault.
• (e) 1.5

  Thinges can not long be kept close by dissimulation.
• (f) 1.6

  A heathe∣nishe king re∣proueth Isa∣hac of his foo∣lishe dissimu∣lation.
• (g) 1.7

  The brea∣kinge of wed∣locke amonge all nations, was compted a great fault
• “ 1.8

  Found ••n hundreth measures.
• “ 1.9

  Or, In∣••i••••ed.
• (h) 1.10

  Some greeues and troubles, fo∣lowe wealth and riches.
• (i) 1.11

  The enui∣ous hurt o∣ther, and plea∣sure not them selues.
• “ 1.12

  Or, pit∣ched his tentes.
• (k) 1.13

  Thus it wyll prosper that the godly take in hande.
• “ 1.14

  Lyuyng.
• “ 1.15

  Esek.
• “ 1.16

  Sitnah.
• “ 1.17

  Rehoboth
• (l) 1.18

  The com∣fort by Gods word is grea∣ter then by his external bene∣fites.
• (m) 1.19

  True re∣ligion must be pro••sed be∣fore men.
• (n) 1.20

  Esaus patience, made his enemies his frendes.
• “ 1.21

  In seyng, we sawe.
• (o) 1.22

  The godly declare them selues not to beare reuengyng myndes.
• (p) 1.23

  He resto∣reth the name which his fa∣ther gaue the place before. Gen. xxi.
• (q) 1.24

  The affi∣nitie of the vngodly, is daungerous & troublesome.
• “ 1.25

  A bitter∣nesse of spirite.