Genesis 26:17

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Genesis 26:17

17¶ And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

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＋ Add previous verseGenesis 26:16And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.＋ Add next verseGenesis 26:18And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.

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Genesis 26:17

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

departed

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To depart: to leave, go away, withdraw, or die, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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pitched

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Set; planted; fixed; thrown headlong; set in array; smeared with pitch.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

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valley

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Low ground between hills or mountains, often watered by a stream.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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