Genesis 26:25
What does Genesis 26:25 mean?
A plain-English look at Genesis 26:25 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of Jehovah, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac’s servants digged a well.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the Lord, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac’s servants digged a well.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of Jehovah, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac’s servants digged a well.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then he made an altar there, and gave worship to the name of the Lord, and he put up his tents there, and there his servants made a water-hole.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and he buildeth there an altar, and preacheth in the name of Jehovah, and stretcheth out there his tent, and there Isaac's servants dig a well.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And he built there an altar: and called upon the name of the Lord, and pitched his tent; and commanded his servants to dig a well.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And he built an altar there, and called upon the name of Jehovah. And he pitched his tent there; and there Isaac's servants dug a well.
Context
v.24And Jehovah appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham’s sake.
v.25This passage
v.26Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phicol the captain of his host.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 12:7
And Jehovah appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto Jehovah, who appeared unto him.
- Genesis 13:4
unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of Jehovah.
- Genesis 22:9
And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, upon the wood.
- Genesis 8:20
And Noah builded an altar unto Jehovah, and took of every clean beast, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt-offerings on the altar.
- Genesis 33:20
And he erected there an altar, and called it El-Elohe-Israel.
- Genesis 13:18
And Abram moved his tent, and came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built there an altar unto Jehovah.
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