Genesis 26:12-25

International Children’s Bible

Isaac Becomes Rich

¹² Isaac planted seed in that land. And that year he gathered a great harvest. The Lord blessed him very much. ¹³ Isaac became rich. He gathered more wealth until he became a very rich man. ¹⁴ He had many slaves and many flocks and herds. 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.) The Philistines filled those wells with dirt. ¹⁶ And Abimelech said to Isaac, “Leave our country. You have become much more powerful than we are.”

¹⁷ So Isaac left that place. He camped in the Valley of Gerar and lived there. ¹⁸ Long before this time Abraham had dug many wells. After Abraham died, the Philistines filled them with dirt. So Isaac dug those wells again. He gave them the same names his father had given them. ¹⁹ Isaac’s servants dug a well in the valley. From it a spring of water flowed. ²⁰ But the men who herded sheep in Gerar argued with Isaac’s servants. They said, “This water is ours.” So Isaac named that well Argue because they argued with him. ²¹ Then Isaac’s servants dug another well. The people also argued about it. So Isaac named that well Fight. ²² Isaac moved from there and dug another well. No one argued about this one. So he named that well Room Enough. Isaac said, “Now the Lord has made room for us. We will be successful in this land.”

²³ From there Isaac went to Beersheba. ²⁴ The Lord appeared to Isaac that night. The Lord said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Don’t be afraid because I am with you. I will bless you and give you many descendants. I will do this because of my servant Abraham.” ²⁵ So Isaac built an altar and worshiped the Lord there. He made a camp there, and his servants dug a well.