And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
What does Genesis 26:2 mean?
Isaac had been trained up in a believing dependence upon the Divine grant of the land of Canaan to him and his heirs; and now that there is a famine in the land, Isaac still cleaves to the covenant.
Key themes
HopePeaceCreationFall
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Keep this verse inside Genesis 26:1-5 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
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Glossary
- Egypt Place
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The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. Modern identification: Ain Shams.