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Genesis 26:23

Verse 23 of 35. The 26th of 50 chapters in Genesis, in The Law.

19Isaac’s servants dug in the valley, and found there a well of flowing water.

20The 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.

21They dug another well, and they argued over that, also. So he called its name Sitnah.

22He left that place, and dug another well. They didn’t argue over that one. So he called it Rehoboth. He said, “For now the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”

23He went up from there to Beersheba.

24The LORD appeared to him the same night, and said, “I am the God of Abraham your father. Don’t be afraid, for I am with you, and will bless you, and multiply your offspring for my servant Abraham’s sake.”

25He built an altar there, and called on the LORD’s name, and pitched his tent there. There Isaac’s servants dug a well.

26Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath his friend, and Phicol the captain of his army.

27Isaac said to them, “Why have you come to me, since you hate me, and have sent me away from you?”

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World English Bible. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.