Genesis 26:24-28

New International Version

²⁴ That night the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham.^(A) Do not be afraid,^(B) for I am with you;^(C) I will bless you and will increase the number of your descendants^(D) for the sake of my servant Abraham.”^(E)

²⁵ Isaac built an altar^(F) there and called on the name of the Lord.^(G) There he pitched his tent, and there his servants dug a well.^(H)

²⁶ Meanwhile, Abimelek had come to him from Gerar, with Ahuzzath his personal adviser and Phicol the commander of his forces.^{(I) 27} Isaac asked them, “Why have you come to me, since you were hostile to me and sent me away?^(J)”

²⁸ They answered, “We saw clearly that the Lord was with you;^(K) so we said, ‘There ought to be a sworn agreement between us’—between us and you. Let us make a treaty^(L) with you