and he became richer and richer, until he was exceedingly wealthy.
Parallel translations
- WEB The man grew great, and grew more and more until he became very great.
- KJV And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:
- NKJV The man began to prosper, and continued prospering until he became very prosperous;
- NASB and the man became rich, and continued to grow richer until he became very wealthy;
- NLT He became a very rich man, and his wealth continued to grow.
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Quick answer
Isaac steadily grows wealthy and powerful, becoming a very great man.
Overview
His prosperity increases continually, a tangible token of God's promised blessing on Abraham's offspring. The repetition ('more and more') stresses that this growth was no accident but divine favor. Such blessing on Isaac keeps the covenant promises visibly alive as God moves history toward Christ.
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Cross-references · 3
- Prov 10:22The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
- Ps 112:3Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.
- Gen 24:35“The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and donkeys.
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From the first promise that the seed of the woman would crush the serpent (3:15), through Abraham's blessing to all nations and Judah's coming ruler, Genesis sows every seed that flowers in Christ — the true offspring, the better Adam, the ram caught for Isaac.
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