Story · 16 · Isaac and Rebekah

'You've become too powerful for us'

Isaac prospers so much under the king's protection that the Philistines grow envious, and the king asks him to move away.

Success breeds envy.

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Isaac departs peacefully rather than defending his position.

Bible reference: Genesis 26:14–16

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 253

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