Passage

Isaac’s increase and the Philistines’ envy

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

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¹³The man grew great, and grew more and more until he became very great.

Genesis 26:13World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

The narrator describes Isaac growing in wealth.

To understand

He has just harvested a hundredfold crop, described as the LORD’s blessing. The next line names sheep, cattle and a large household, and says the Philistines envied him.

A question

What response from the Philistines follows the list of Isaac’s possessions?