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Gen 26:13And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:
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And the man waxed great   "Dr. Adam Clarke remarks, that there is a strange and observable occurrence of the same term in the original, which is literally, ""And the man was GREAT, and he went, going on, and was GREAT, until that he was exceeding GREAT."" How simple is this language, and yet how forcible!"
waxed great   Gen 24:35; Psa 112:3
went forward   Heb. went going.
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waxed great
Gen 24:35 And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
Psa 112:3 Wealth and riches [shall be] in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.

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Scott, Thomas. "Genesis 26:13," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Gen/26/13.html>.

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