Genesis 26:26 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

Phichol may be either,

1. The title of an office; for the word signifies, the mouth of all, or he by whom all the people were to present their addresses to the king, and receive the king's commands. Or,

2. The name of a man; and then this might be the son of him mentioned Genesis 21:32, called by his father's name, as Abimelech also was.

Genesis 26:26

26 Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.