Genesis 26:12-25
1599 Geneva Bible
12 Afterward Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year an [a]hundredfold by estimation: and so the Lord blessed him.
13 And the man waxed mightily, and [b]still increased, till he was exceeding great.
14 For he had flocks of sheep, and herds of cattle, and a mighty household: therefore the Philistines had [c]envy at him,
15 Insomuch that the Philistines stopped, and filled up with earth all the wells, which his father’s servants dug in his father Abraham’s time.
16 Then Abimelech said unto Isaac, Get thee from us, for thou art mightier than we a great deal.
17 ¶ Therefore Isaac departed thence and pitched his tent in the [d]valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.
18 And Isaac returning, dug the wells of water, which they had dug in the days of Abraham his father, for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham, and he gave them the same names, that his father gave them.
19 Isaac’s servants then dug in the valley and found there a well of [e]living water.
20 But the herdsmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, The water is ours, therefore called he the name of the well [f]Esek, because they were at strife with him.
21 Afterward they dug another well, and strove for that also, and he called the name of it [g]Sitnah.
22 Then he removed thence, and dug another well, for which they strove not: therefore called he the name of it [h]Rehoboth, and said, Because the Lord hath now made us room, we shall increase upon the earth.
23 So he went up thence to Beersheba.
24 And the Lord appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God [i]of Abraham thy father: fear not, I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham’s sake.
25 Then he built an [j]altar there, and called upon the Name of the Lord, and there spread his tent: where also Isaac’s servants dug a well.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Genesis 26:12 Or, an hundred measures.
- Genesis 26:13 Hebrew, he went forth going and increasing.
- Genesis 26:14 The malicious envy always the graces of God in others.
- Genesis 26:17 The Hebrew word signifieth a flood, or valley, where water at any time runneth.
- Genesis 26:19 Or, springing.
- Genesis 26:20 Or, contention, strife.
- Genesis 26:21 Or, hatred.
- Genesis 26:22 Or, largeness, room.
- Genesis 26:24 God assureth Isaac against all fear by rehearsing the promise made to Abraham.
- Genesis 26:25 To signify that he would serve none other God, but the God of his father Abraham.
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