Genesis 26:8
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 26
“And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.”Genesis 26:8
What Does Genesis 26:8 Mean?
Genesis 26:8 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 26, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 7 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (7)
These passages are connected to Genesis 26:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 62:5“For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.”Judges 5:28“The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots?”Proverbs 5:18“Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.”Proverbs 7:6“For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,”Song of Solomon 2:9“My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.”Genesis 21:32“Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.”Ecclesiastes 9:9“Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.”
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