Genesis 26:16
Abimelech said to Isaac, “Go away from us, for you are much mightier than we.”
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Genesis 26:16
Abimelech said to Isaac, “Go away from us, for you are much mightier than we.”
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Genesis 26:13
The man grew great, and grew more and more until he became very great.
Genesis 26:14
He had possessions of flocks, possessions of herds, and a great household. The Philistines envied him.
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Genesis 26:17
Isaac departed from there, encamped in the valley of Gerar, and lived there.
Genesis 26:18
Isaac dug again the wells of water, which they had dug in the days of Abraham his father, for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham. He called their names after the names by which his father had called them.
Genesis 26:19
Isaac’s servants dug in the valley, and found there a well of flowing water.
Genesis 26:20
The herdsmen of Gerar argued with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, “The water is ours.” So he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.
Genesis 26:21
They dug another well, and they argued over that, also. So he called its name Sitnah.
Genesis 26:22
He left that place, and dug another well. They didn’t argue over that one. So he called it Rehoboth. He said, “For now Yahweh has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”
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