Genesis 26:30

Gen 26:30 And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.

Ver. 30. And he made them a feast.] Not to mischief them thereat, as Absalom did Amnon, as Alexander did Philotas, as the great Turk doth the nobles whom he intends to strangle; {a} but to show there was no rancour or purpose of revenge.

{a} Turk. Hist.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Verse 30. He made them a feast] Probably on the sacrifice that was offered on the occasion of making this covenant. This was a common custom.

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

30. a feast] A “feast” was partaken of by the two parties in a covenant. Cf. Gen_31:54. Here it is an evening “drinking banquet” cf. Gen_19:3.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

And it came to pass the same day,.... That the above things were transacted:

that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged; they had dug it before Abimelech came to Isaac, but they had not had an opportunity of acquainting him with it until he was gone, and then they came to give him an account of it, what sort of a well it was, and how it answered their expectations and wishes; and which in those countries was a very great blessing, and served very much to recommend a place to dwell in:

and said unto him, we have found water; not only had dug a well, but they had found plenty of water, and that which was good; or otherwise it would not have been worth while to have troubled Isaac with the account of it.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

30. Made them a feast — Thus returning good for evil, and overcoming evil with good.

Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

And he made them a feast, so Lot did to the angels. (Gen_19:3) There is no mention of any banquet in the case of Abraham"s covenant, which may be noted as another point of difference between the two transactions. A similar entertainment accompanied Jacob"s covenant with Laban; (Gen_31:54) while in the Mosaic system the sacrificial meal formed an integral part of the regularly-appointed sacrificial worship (Lev_7:15, Lev_7:31; Deu_12:7, Deu_12:17; vide Kurtz, "Sacrificial Worship," and they did eat and drink.

The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Isaac made a feast for them, and they ate and drank

Eating a meal together was a part of making a covenant with one another. (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)

for them

Here "them" refers to "Abimelech, Ahuzzath, and Phicol"

they ate

Here "they" refers to Isaac, Abimelech, Ahuzzath, and Phicol. AT: "they all ate"

They rose early

"They awoke early"

translationWords

Isaac

feast

oath

peace

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ויעש להם משתה, in order to preserve the friendly atmosphere he prepared a feast for them and they ate and drank together.

Radak on the Tanakh — English translations: “Sefaria Community Translation” (CC0 1.0 (public-domain dedication)); “Eliyahu Munk, HaChut Hameshulash” (CC BY 4.0); “Rabbi Mike Feuer, Jerusalem Anthology” (CC BY 4.0); and “R. David Kimhi on the first book of Psalms, Translated by R.G. Finch, London, 1919” (public domain). Text via Sefaria.