Genesis 26:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.”
Genesis 26:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 26:1 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 26:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“There was a famine in the land, in addition to the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, to Gerar.”
Genesis 26:1 — World English Bible
Genesis 26:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And there was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines, unto Gerar.”
Genesis 26:1 — American Standard Version
Genesis 26:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And there is a famine in the land, besides the first famine which was in the days of Abraham, and Isaac goeth unto Abimelech king of the Philistines, to Gerar.”
Genesis 26:1 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 26:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And there was a famine in the land, besides the former famine which had been in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech the king of the Philistines, to Gerar.”
Genesis 26:1 — Darby Translation
Genesis 26:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And there was a famine in the lande besides the first famine that was in the dayes of Abraham. Wherefore Izhak went to Abimelech King of the Philistims vnto Gerar.”
Genesis 26:1 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 26:1 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And there was a famine in the land, (besides the former famine which was in the days of Abraham), and Isaac went to Abimelech—king of the Philistines—at Gerar.”
Genesis 26:1 — The Living Sword
Genesis 26:1 in Context — Genesis 26
1 And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.
2 And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
What Does Genesis 26:1 Mean?
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