Genesis 26:18

Geneva Bible (1560)

And Izhak returning, digged the welles of water, which they had digged in the dayes of Abraham his father: for the Philistims had stopped them after the death of Abraham, and hee gaue them the same names, which his father gaue them.

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  • Gen 21:31 : 31 Wherefore the place is called Beer-sheba, because there they both sware.
  • Num 32:38 : 38 And Nebo, and Baal-meon, and turned their names, and Shibmah: and gaue other names vnto the cities which they built.
  • Ps 16:4 : 4 The sorowes of them, that offer to an other god, shall be multiplied: their offerings of blood will I not offer, neither make mention of their names with my lips.
  • Hos 2:17 : 17 For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall be no more remembred by their names.
  • Zech 13:2 : 2 And in that day, sayth the Lord of hostes, I will cut off the names of the idoles out of the land: and they shall no more be remembred: and I will cause the prophets, and the vncleane spirit to depart out of the land.

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  • Gen 26:15-17
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    15In so much that the Philistims stopped and filled vp with earth all the welles, which his fathers seruantes digged in his father Abrahams time.

    16Then Abimelech sayde vnto Izhak, Get thee from vs, for thou art mightier then wee a great deale.

    17Therefore Izhak departed thence and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

  • Gen 26:19-22
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    19Izhaks seruantes then digged in the valley, and found there a well of liuing water.

    20But the herdmen of Gerar did striue with Izhaks herdmen, saying, The water is ours: therefore called he the name of the wel Esek, because they were at strife with him.

    21Afterwarde they digged another well, and stroue for that also, and he called the name of it Sitnah.

    22Then he remoued thence, and digged an other well, for the which they stroue not: therefore called hee the name of it Rehoboth, and sayde, Because the Lorde hath nowe made vs roome, we shall increase vpon the earth.

  • Gen 26:31-33
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    31And they rose vp betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: then Izhak let them go, and they departed from him in peace.

    32And that same day Izhaks seruantes came and tolde him of a well, which they had digged, and said vnto him, We haue found water.

    33So hee called it Shibah: therefore the name of the citie is called Beer-sheba vnto this day.

  • Gen 26:25-26
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    25Then he builte an altar there, and called vpon the Name of the Lorde, and there spred his tent: where also Izhaks seruauntes digged a well.

    26Then came Abimelech to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friendes, and Phichol the captaine of his armie.

  • 1And there was a famine in the lande besides the first famine that was in the dayes of Abraham. Wherefore Izhak went to Abimelech King of the Philistims vnto Gerar.

  • 11And after the death of Abraham God blessed Izhak his sonne, and Izhak dwelt by Beer-lahai-roi.

  • 25And Abraham rebuked Abimelech for a well of water, which Abimelechs seruants had violently taken away.

  • 6So Izhak dwelt in Gerar.

  • Gen 21:30-32
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    30And he answered, Because thou shalt receiue of mine hand these seuen lambes, that it may be a witnes vnto me, that I haue digged this well.

    31Wherefore the place is called Beer-sheba, because there they both sware.

    32Thus made they a couenant at Beer-sheba: afterward Abimelech and Phichol his chiefe captaine rose vp, and turned againe vnto the land of the Philistims.

  • Gen 29:2-3
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    2And as he looked about, behold there was a well in the field, and lo, three flocks of sheepe lay thereby (for at that well were the flockes watered) & there was a great stone vpon the welles mouth.

    3And thither were all the flockes gathered, & they rolled the stone from the welles mouth, and watered the sheepe, and put the stone againe vpon the welles mouth in his place.

  • 19Likewise these are the generations of Izhak Abrahams sonne Abraham begate Izhak,

  • 12Afterwarde Izhak sowed in that lande, and founde in the same yeere an hundreth folde by estimation: and so the Lord blessed him.

  • 62Nowe Izhak came from the way of Beer-lahai-roi, (for he dwelt in the South countrey)

  • Num 21:17-18
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    17Then Israel sang this song, Rise vp wel, sing ye vnto it.

    18The princes digged this well, the captaines of the people digged it, euen the lawe giuer, with their staues; from the wildernesse they came to Mattanah,

  • Gen 26:8-9
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    8So after hee had bene there long time, Abimelech King of the Philistims looked out at a windowe, and loe, he sawe Izhak sporting with Rebekah his wife.

    9Then Abimelech called Izhak, and sayde, Loe, shee is of a suertie thy wife, and why saydest thou, She is my sister? To whom Izhak answered, Because I thought this, It may be that I shall dye for her.

  • 3And Abraham called his sonnes name that was borne vnto him, which Sarah bare him, Izhak.

  • 9And his sonnes, Izhak and Ishmael buryed him in the caue of Machpelah, in the fielde of Ephron sonne of Zohar the Hittite, before Mamre.

  • 18(To whom it was said, In Isaac shall thy seede be called.)

  • 16Which he made with Abraham, and his othe to Izhak:

  • 34And Abraham begate Izhak: the sonnes of Izhak, Esau, and Israel.

  • 12Art thou greater then our father Iacob, which gaue vs the well, and hee himselfe dranke thereof, and his sonnes, and his cattell?

  • 35And they were a griefe of minde to Izhak and to Rebekah.