Genesis 26
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Genesis 26:19-25

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

20But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen and said, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Esek because they argued with him.

21Then they dug another well and quarreled over that one also, so he named it Sitnah.

22He moved from there and dug another, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Rehoboth and said, “For now the Lord has made space for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”

23From there he went up to Beer-sheba,

24and the Lord appeared to him that night and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your offspring because of my servant Abraham.”

25So he built an altar there, called on the name of the Lord, and pitched his tent there. Isaac’s servants also dug a well there.

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