Isaac Becomes Rich

¹² Isaac planted seed in that land, and that year he gathered ·a great harvest [^La hundredfold]. The Lord blessed him very much, ¹³ and ·he [^Lthe man] became rich. He ·gathered more wealth [grew richer and richer] until he became a very rich man. ¹⁴ He had so many slaves and flocks and herds that the Philistines envied him. ¹⁵ So they stopped up all the wells the servants of Isaac’s father Abraham had dug. (They had dug them ·when Abraham was alive [^Lin the days of Abraham his father].) The Philistines filled those wells with ·dirt [dust]. ¹⁶ And Abimelech said to Isaac, “Leave ·our country [^Lmy people] because you have become much more powerful than we are.”

¹⁷ So Isaac ·left that place [^Lwent from there] and camped in the ·Valley [Wadi] of Gerar and ·lived [resided; settled] there. ¹⁸ ·Long before this time Abraham [^LIn the days of Abraham his father they] had dug many wells, but after he died, the Philistines filled them with ·dirt [dust]. So Isaac dug those wells again and gave them the same names his father had given them. ¹⁹ Isaac’s servants dug a well in the ·valley [wadi], ·from which a spring of water flowed [^Land discovered springing/living water]. ²⁰ But the ·herdsmen [shepherds] of Gerar ·argued [contended] with ·them [^Lthe shepherds of Isaac] and said, “This water is ours.” So Isaac named that well ·Argue [Contention; ^CHebrew: Esek] because they ·argued [contended] with him. ²¹ Then ·his servants [^Lthey] dug another well. When the people also ·argued about it [contended], Isaac named that well ·Fight [Hebrew: Sitnah]. ²² He moved from there and dug another well. No one ·argued about [contended] this one, so he named it Room Enough [^CHebrew: Rehoboth]. Isaac said, “Now the Lord has made room for us, and we will be ·successful [fruitful; 1:22] in this land.”

²³ From there Isaac went [^Lup] to Beersheba [21:14]. ²⁴ The Lord appeared to him that night and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Don’t be afraid, because I am with you [^Cindicating that the covenant with Abraham would be continued with Isaac]. I will bless you and ·give you many descendants [multiply your seed] because of my servant Abraham.” ²⁵ So Isaac built an altar [^Ca place of sacrifice] and ·worshiped [^Lcalled on the name of] the Lord there. He also ·made a camp [^Lpitched his tent] there, and his servants dug a well.