Genesis 26
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Genesis 26:22-33

22And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now Yhwh hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.1 23And he went up from thence to Beer–sheba. 24And Yhwh appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham’s sake. 25And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of Yhwh, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac’s servants digged a well.

26Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army. 27And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you? 28And they said, We saw certainly that Yhwh was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;2 29That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of Yhwh.3 30And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink. 31And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace. 32And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac’s servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water. 33And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer–sheba unto this day.45

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 26:22 Rehoboth: that is, Room. ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 26:28 We saw…: Heb. Seeing we saw. ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 26:29 That…: Heb. If thou shalt. ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 26:33 Shebah: That is, an oath. ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 26:33 Beer–sheba: that is, the well of the oath. ↩

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