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18 And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them. 19 And Isaac’s servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of [a]springing water. 20 And the herdsmen of Gerar strove with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well [b]Esek, because they contended with him. 21 And they digged another well, and they strove for that also: and he called the name of it [c]Sitnah. 22 And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it [d]Rehoboth; and he said, For now Jehovah hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

23 And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 26:19 Hebrew living.
  2. Genesis 26:20 That is, Contention.
  3. Genesis 26:21 That is, Enmity.
  4. Genesis 26:22 That is, Broad places, or, Room.