Texts · 16 · Isaac and Rebekah

'King Abimelech of the Philistines,' twice

The full title appears in both verse 1 and verse 8. If verse 1 were original, a simple 'Abimelech' would suffice in verse 8.

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Verse 1 was likely added to explain how Isaac got to Gerar and link the story to a famine.

Bible reference: Genesis 26:1, 8

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 262

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