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)

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24 And the Lord (A)appeared to him the same night and said,

(B)I am the God of your father Abraham;
(C)Do not fear, for I am with you.
I (D)will bless you and multiply your [a]descendants,
For the sake of My servant Abraham.”

25 So he built an (E)altar there and called upon the name of the Lord, and pitched his tent there; and there Isaac’s servants dug a well.

Covenant with Abimelech

26 Then (F)Abimelech came to him from Gerar [b]with his adviser Ahuzzath, and Phicol the commander of his army.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 26:24 Lit seed
  2. Genesis 26:26 Lit and his confidential friend

24 Aquella noche se le apareció Jehová y le dijo:

«Yo soy el Dios de tu padre Abraham.
No temas, porque yo estoy contigo.
Te bendeciré, y multiplicaré tu descendencia
por amor de Abraham, mi siervo.»

25 Entonces edificó allí un altar e invocó el nombre de Jehová. Plantó allí su tienda, y abrieron allí un pozo los siervos de Isaac.

26 Abimelec vino desde Gerar adonde él estaba. Y con él vinieron Ahuzat, amigo suyo, y Ficol, capitán de su ejército.

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24 And the Lord 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.

25 And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the Lord, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well.

26 Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.

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