Genesis 26:22-33

22Isaac moved away from Sitnah and he dug another well. No one quarrelled with him about this well. So he called it Rehoboth. He said, ‘Now the Lord has given us a place to live. We will have many good things in this land.’

23From that place, Isaac went to Beersheba.

24That night the Lord appeared to him. The Lord said, ‘I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, because I am with you. I will bless you. I will give you many descendants because of my servant Abraham.’

25Isaac built an altar there and he worshipped the Lord. He put up his tent there. His servants dug a well.

26During that time, Abimelech came from Gerar to visit Isaac. He came with Ahuzzath his officer and with Phicol the leader of his army.

27Isaac asked them, ‘Why have you come to me? You hated me and you sent me away from you.’

28They replied, ‘We saw that the Lord is with you. So we said to one another, “There should be an agreement between us and you.” So let us promise to be friends.

29Promise that you will not hurt us. We did not hurt you. We did only good things for you. We sent you away as friends. Now the Lord is blessing you.’

30Then Isaac made a large meal for them. And they all ate happily together.

31Early the next morning, they promised each other to be friends. Then Isaac said ‘goodbye’ to them. They left as his friends.

32The same day, Isaac's servants came to him. They told him about a well that they had dug. They said, ‘We have found water!’

33Isaac called the well Shibah. So the town is still called Beersheba.