²⁶ Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath his friend and Phicol his army commander. ²⁷ And Isaac said to them, “Why have you come to me? You hate me and sent me away from you.” ²⁸ And they said, “We see clearly that Yahweh has been with you, so we thought^[a] let there be an oath between us—between us and you—and let us make^[b] a covenant with you ²⁹ that you may not do us harm just as we have not touched you, but have only done good to you and sent you away in peace. You are now blessed by Yahweh.” ³⁰ So he made a meal for them, and they ate and drank. ³¹ And they arose early in the morning and each one swore to the other,^[c] and Isaac sent them away. And they left him in peace. ³² And it happened that on that same day the servants of Isaac came and told him about the well that they had dug. And they said, “We have found water!” ³³ And he called it Sheba. Therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day.