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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/genesis/26.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/26.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />So Isaac moved away from there and encamped in the Valley of Gerar, where he settled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/26.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So Isaac moved away to the Gerar Valley, where he set up their tents and settled down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/26.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So Isaac departed from there and encamped in the Valley of Gerar and settled there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Isaac left that place and encamped in the Valley of Gerar and settled there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Isaac departed from there and pitched his tent in the Valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Isaac departed from there and camped in the Valley of Gerar, and settled there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And Isaac departed from there and camped in the valley of Gerar, and settled there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Isaac departed from there and camped in the valley of Gerar, and settled there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Isaac departed from there and camped in the valley of Gerar and settled there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So Isaac left that region and camped in the Valley of Gerar, and settled there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Isaac left there, camped in the Gerar Valley, and lived there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Isaac left there, camped in the Valley of Gerar, and lived there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Isaac departed thence, and encamped in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Isaac left and settled in Gerar Valley, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Isaac departed thence, and encamped in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So Isaac moved away. He set up his tents in the Gerar Valley and lived there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So Isaac left and set up his camp in Gerar Valley, where he stayed for some time. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So Isaac moved from there and encamped in the Gerar Valley, where he settled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Isaac left that place and encamped in the Valley of Gerar and settled there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So Isaac left there and settled in the Gerar Valley.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Isaac departed from there, camped in the valley of Gerar, and lived there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Isaac departed from there, encamped in the valley of Gerar, and lived there. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and Isaac goes from there, and encamps in the Valley of Gerar, and dwells there;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Isaac goeth from thence, and encampeth in the valley of Gerar, and dwelleth there;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Isaak will go from thence, and will sit down in the valley of Gerar, and will dwell there.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />So he departed and came to the torrent of Gerara, to dwell there: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And departing, he then went toward the torrent of Gerar, and he dwelt there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Isaac left there and camped in the Wadi Gerar where he stayed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So Isaac departed from there and camped in the valley of Gerar and settled there.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So Isaac departed from thence, and encamped in the valley of Gadar, and dwelt there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Isaaq went on from there and he dwelt in the valley of Gadar and settled down there.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Isaac departed thence, and encamped in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Isaac departed thence, and rested in the valley of Gerara, and dwelt there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/26-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=6156" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/26.htm">Isaac's Prosperity</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>Then Abimelech said to Isaac, “Depart from us, for you are much too powerful for us.” <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3327.htm" title="3327: yiṣ·ḥāq (N-proper-ms) -- He laughs, son of Abraham and Sarah. From tsachaq; laughter; Jitschak, son of Abraham.">So Isaac</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: way·yê·leḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">left</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: miš·šām (Prep-m:: Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">that place</a> <a href="/hebrew/2583.htm" title="2583: way·yi·ḥan (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to incline; by implication, to decline; specifically, to pitch a tent; gen. To encamp.">and encamped</a> <a href="/hebrew/5158.htm" title="5158: bə·na·ḥal- (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Or nachlah; or nachalah; from nachal in its original sense; a stream, especially a winter torrent; a valley; also a shaft.">in the Valley</a> <a href="/hebrew/1642.htm" title="1642: gə·rār (N-proper-fs) -- A place S. of Gaza. Probably from garar; a rolling country; Gerar, a Philistine city.">of Gerar</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: way·yê·šeḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">and settled</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the days of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died. And he gave these wells the same names his father had given them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/13-1.htm">Genesis 13:1-4</a></span><br />So Abram went up out of Egypt into the Negev—he and his wife and all his possessions—and Lot was with him. / And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold. / From the Negev he journeyed from place to place toward Bethel, until he came to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had formerly been pitched, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/12-8.htm">Genesis 12:8-9</a></span><br />From there Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar to the LORD, and he called on the name of the LORD. / And Abram journeyed on toward the Negev.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/20-1.htm">Genesis 20:1</a></span><br />Now Abraham journeyed from there to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was staying in Gerar,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/21-25.htm">Genesis 21:25-31</a></span><br />But when Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech’s servants had seized, / Abimelech replied, “I do not know who has done this. You did not tell me, so I have not heard about it until today.” / So Abraham brought sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech, and the two men made a covenant. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/24-62.htm">Genesis 24:62</a></span><br />Now Isaac had just returned from Beer-lahai-roi, for he was living in the Negev.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/46-1.htm">Genesis 46:1</a></span><br />So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/17-1.htm">Exodus 17:1</a></span><br />Then the whole congregation of Israel left the Desert of Sin, moving from place to place as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/33-12.htm">Numbers 33:12-14</a></span><br />They set out from the Desert of Sin and camped at Dophkah. / They set out from Dophkah and camped at Alush. / They set out from Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-7.htm">Deuteronomy 1:7</a></span><br />Resume your journey and go to the hill country of the Amorites; go to all the neighboring peoples in the Arabah, in the hill country, in the foothills, in the Negev, and along the seacoast to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, as far as the great River Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/24-3.htm">Joshua 24:3</a></span><br />But I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates and led him through all the land of Canaan, and I multiplied his descendants. I gave him Isaac,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/7-16.htm">1 Samuel 7:16</a></span><br />Every year he would go on a circuit from Bethel to Gilgal to Mizpah, judging Israel in all these places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-7.htm">2 Chronicles 20:7</a></span><br />Our God, did You not drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-2.htm">Isaiah 51:2</a></span><br />Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave you birth. When I called him, he was but one; then I blessed him and multiplied him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-2.htm">Acts 7:2-4</a></span><br />And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran, / and told him, ‘Leave your country and your kindred and go to the land I will show you.’ / So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God brought him out of that place and into this land where you are now living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-8.htm">Hebrews 11:8-9</a></span><br />By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going. / By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Isaac departed there, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelled there.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/20-9.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-4.htm">Camped</a> <a href="/genesis/24-61.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/genesis/26-6.htm">Dwelleth</a> <a href="/genesis/26-6.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-4.htm">Encamped</a> <a href="/psalms/53-5.htm">Encampeth</a> <a href="/genesis/26-6.htm">Gerar</a> <a href="/genesis/26-16.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/genesis/11-2.htm">Living-Place</a> <a href="/genesis/24-42.htm">Making</a> <a href="/genesis/20-1.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/genesis/13-12.htm">Pitched</a> <a href="/genesis/25-18.htm">Settled</a> <a href="/genesis/24-67.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/genesis/25-27.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/genesis/24-7.htm">Thence</a> <a href="/genesis/19-29.htm">Valley</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/32-2.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/genesis/31-25.htm">Camped</a> <a href="/genesis/26-31.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/genesis/29-14.htm">Dwelleth</a> <a href="/genesis/27-44.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/genesis/31-25.htm">Encamped</a> <a href="/genesis/33-18.htm">Encampeth</a> <a href="/genesis/26-20.htm">Gerar</a> <a href="/genesis/26-18.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/genesis/27-39.htm">Living-Place</a> <a href="/genesis/30-37.htm">Making</a> <a href="/genesis/26-22.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/genesis/26-25.htm">Pitched</a> <a href="/genesis/36-8.htm">Settled</a> <a href="/genesis/26-25.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/genesis/26-25.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/genesis/26-22.htm">Thence</a> <a href="/genesis/26-19.htm">Valley</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 26</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/26-1.htm">Isaac, because of famine, sojourns in Gerar, and the Lord blesses him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/26-7.htm">He is reproved by Abimelech for denying his wife.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/26-12.htm">He grows rich, and the Philistines envy his prosperity.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/26-18.htm">He digs wells.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/26-23.htm">God appears to him at Beersheba, and blesses him; </a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/26-26.htm">and Abimelech makes a covenant with him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/26-34.htm">Esau's wives.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/26.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/26.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So Isaac left that place</b><br>Isaac's departure signifies a response to conflict and tension with the Philistines over water rights. This reflects a recurring biblical theme where God's people often face opposition and must rely on divine guidance. Isaac's actions echo Abraham's earlier experiences, emphasizing a pattern of faith and obedience.<p><b>and encamped in the Valley of Gerar</b><br>The Valley of Gerar is a significant location in the Negev region, associated with both Abraham and Isaac. It is a fertile area, suitable for grazing and agriculture, which is crucial for Isaac's prosperity. This move represents a strategic decision to find peace and sustenance. The valley's historical context as a borderland between Philistine and Israelite territories highlights ongoing tensions and negotiations.<p><b>and settled there</b><br>Isaac's settlement in Gerar indicates a temporary but significant establishment of his household. This act of settling suggests a period of stability and blessing, as God reaffirms His covenant with Isaac. The notion of settling also foreshadows the Israelites' future settlement in the Promised Land, drawing a parallel between Isaac's journey and the larger narrative of God's people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a></b><br>The son of Abraham and Sarah, Isaac is a patriarch of the Israelites. In this passage, he is seen moving his encampment, demonstrating obedience and adaptability.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/v/valley_of_gerar.htm">Valley of Gerar</a></b><br>A region in the land of the Philistines. It is significant as a place where Isaac settles temporarily, indicating a period of transition and testing.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/philistines.htm">Philistines</a></b><br>The people inhabiting the region of Gerar. Their interactions with Isaac highlight themes of conflict and coexistence.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/abimelech.htm">Abimelech</a></b><br>Although not mentioned directly in this verse, he is the king of the Philistines who previously interacted with Isaac, leading to Isaac's decision to move.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/encampment.htm">Encampment</a></b><br>This event signifies a temporary settlement, reflecting Isaac's journey and the nomadic lifestyle of the patriarchs.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_trust.htm">Obedience and Trust</a></b><br>Isaac's decision to move reflects obedience to God's guidance. Believers are encouraged to trust God's direction, even when it leads to unfamiliar or challenging places.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/peaceful_coexistence.htm">Peaceful Coexistence</a></b><br>Isaac's interactions with the Philistines teach the importance of seeking peace and resolving conflicts amicably, as seen in his later covenant with Abimelech.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_transition.htm">Faith in Transition</a></b><br>Just as Isaac settled in the Valley of Gerar, believers often find themselves in transitional phases. These times are opportunities to deepen faith and reliance on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_in_uncertainty.htm">God's Provision in Uncertainty</a></b><br>Isaac's journey reminds us that God provides for His people, even in uncertain and temporary situations. Trusting in His provision is crucial.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_of_faith.htm">Legacy of Faith</a></b><br>Isaac's actions contribute to the legacy of faith passed down from Abraham. Believers are called to live in a way that honors and continues this legacy.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 26</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'formed_my_inward_parts'_mean.htm">Why did Isaac plant crops during a famine?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'forget_not_his_benefits'_mean.htm">Why is Isaac afraid?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_isaac's_lie_in_gen_26_7_mirror_abraham's.htm">In Genesis 26:7, does Isaac's deception about Rebekah mirror Abraham's story too closely, suggesting the same incident was repeated or borrowed?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_abimelech_in_genesis_26_8_related.htm">How do we reconcile the figure called Abimelech here (Genesis 26:8) with the Abimelech who interacted with Abraham generations earlier?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/26.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">The valley of Gerar.</span>--The word <span class= "ital">nahal, </span>rendered "valley," means a narrow defile through which a summer torrent flows. In the bed of these streams water can generally be found by digging, and Isaac hoped that he was far enough from the city for the enmity to cease. But he was mistaken, though he seems for a short period to have been left in peace.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Isaac</span> - perhaps not without remonstrance, but without offering resistance, as became a saint (<a href="/matthew/5-5.htm">Matthew 5:5</a>; <a href="/romans/12-17.htm">Romans 12:17, 18</a>; <a href="/hebrews/12-14.htm">Hebrews 12:14</a>; <a href="/1_peter/3-9.htm">1 Peter 3:9</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">departed thence</span> (<span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. from Gerar), <span class="cmt_word">and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar,</span> - a valley or <span class="accented">nahal</span> meant a low, flat region watered by a mountain stream. The Wady Gerar has been identified with the <span class="accented">Joorf</span>-<span class="accented">el</span>-<span class="accented">Gerar</span>, the rush or rapid of Gerar, three hours south-east of Gaza - <span class="cmt_word">and dwelt there</span>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/26-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So Isaac</span><br /><span class="heb">יִצְחָ֑ק</span> <span class="translit">(yiṣ·ḥāq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3327.htm">Strong's 3327: </a> </span><span class="str2">Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and Sarah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">left</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that place</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשָּׁ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(miš·šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and encamped</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּ֥חַן</span> <span class="translit">(way·yi·ḥan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2583.htm">Strong's 2583: </a> </span><span class="str2">To incline, to decline, to pitch a, tent, gen, to encamp</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the Valley</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנַֽחַל־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·na·ḥal-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5158.htm">Strong's 5158: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stream, a winter torrent, a, valley, a shaft</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Gerar</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּרָ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(gə·rār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1642.htm">Strong's 1642: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gerar -- a place South of Gaza</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and settled</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·šeḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there.</span><br /><span class="heb">שָֽׁם׃</span> <span class="translit">(šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/26-17.htm">Genesis 26:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/26-17.htm">Genesis 26:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/26-17.htm">Genesis 26:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/26-17.htm">Genesis 26:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/26-17.htm">Genesis 26:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/26-17.htm">Genesis 26:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/26-17.htm">Genesis 26:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/26-17.htm">Genesis 26:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/26-17.htm">Genesis 26:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/26-17.htm">Genesis 26:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/26-17.htm">OT Law: Genesis 26:17 Isaac departed from there encamped (Gen. 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