Genesis 26:14
For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
Cross-references
Genesis 26:3 records God's promise to bless Isaac — the fulfillment of that promise is the great prosperity described here that stirs the Philistines' envy.
In Genesis 26:27, Isaac confronts the Philistines for sending him away — the envy of his wealth here is what drove that expulsion.
In Genesis 26:29, the Philistines acknowledge Isaac as 'blessed of the LORD' — recognizing the divine source behind the prosperity that provoked their earlier envy.
Genesis 13:2 specifies Abram was 'very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.' Isaac's livestock and servants directly parallel his father's earlier wealth.
In Genesis 37:11, Joseph's brothers envy him, just as the Philistines envied Isaac for his divine favor.
Genesis 12:16 lists flocks, herds, and servants given to Abram in Egypt. Isaac's possessions now mirror those his father once received — the blessing continuing.
In Genesis 24:35, Abraham's servant lists the same blessings — flocks, herds, servants, silver, gold — showing Isaac has inherited his father's prosperity.
Genesis 21:32 introduces the Philistines as Abraham's treaty partners — the same people who now, a generation later, envy Isaac's growing wealth.
Genesis 30:43 uses nearly identical language to describe Jacob's prosperity — flocks, servants, camels, donkeys — echoing the same blessing pattern on the next generation.
1 Samuel 18:9 shows Saul's jealousy of David, paralleling the Philistines' envy of Isaac's success.
Proverbs 10:22 teaches that the LORD's blessing brings wealth without toil, a principle embodied in Isaac's prosperity.
In Psalm 144:13, there's a vision of barns filled and sheep increasing, mirroring the abundance in Isaac's flocks.
Psalm 112:10 depicts the wicked vexed by the righteous, akin to the Philistines' envy when seeing Isaac's prosperity.
Psalm 105:14 recalls how God rebuked kings on behalf of the patriarchs — directly referencing the Philistines' hostility toward Isaac that his prosperity provoked.
In Ecclesiastes 4:4, Solomon identifies envy of others' success as a driver of human striving — the very dynamic the Philistines display here toward Isaac's prosperity.
Psalm 112:3 describes wealth for the righteous, reflecting how God's blessing prospered Isaac materially.
Job 5:2 warns that envy destroys fools, explaining the destructive emotion behind the Philistines' reaction to Isaac.
Proverbs 27:4 emphasizes jealousy's ferocity, resonating with the intense envy the Philistines felt towards Isaac.