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16 Finally, Abimelech said, “Isaac, I want you to leave our country. You have become too powerful to stay here.”

17 Isaac left and settled in Gerar Valley, 18 where he cleaned out those wells that the Philistines had stopped up. Isaac also gave each of the wells the same name[a] that Abraham had given to them.

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  1. 26.18 gave … same name: By doing this Isaac claimed ownership of the wells.

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