seeing: Genesis 26:14, Genesis 26:16; Judges 11:7; Acts 7:9, Acts 7:14, Acts 7:27, Acts 7:35; Revelation 3:9
sent me: Genesis 26:16
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Genesis 26:27
Genesis 26:27
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in the land, which, 1. Obliges him to change his quarters, ver. 1. But,
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I. Abimelech pays a friendly visit to Isaac, in token of the respect he
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