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Genesis 26:1

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There was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, to Gerar.

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The Journeys of Abraham and the PatriarchsThe journeys of Abraham and the patriarchs from Ur through Canaan and into Egypt.
Canaan in the Patriarchal AgeCanaan during the patriarchal period, before the Israelite conquest.

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Egypt was the customary refuge during famine, but God specifically forbade Isaac to go

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Genesis 26:1 mentions Egypt, Gerar, Rehoboth and Valley of Gerar.

Egypt · Ricardo Liberato
Gerar · Aaadir
Rehoboth · zstadler

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