18 Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the days of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died. And he gave these wells the same names his father had given them. 19 Then Isaac’s servants dug in the valley and found a well of fresh water there. 20 But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen and said, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Esek, because they contended with him.
Genesis 26:18–20
Semantically similar passages
Book of Jubilees 24:17–19
17 And Abimelech said unto Isaac: 'Go from us, for thou art much mightier than we', and Isaac departed thence in the first year of the seventh week, and sojourned in the valleys of Gerar. (JUB) 18 And they digged again the wells of water which the servants of Abraham, his… (JUB)
Genesis 26:31–33
31 And they got up early the next morning and swore an oath to each other. Then Isaac sent them on their way, and they left him in peace. 32 On that same day, Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had dug. “We have found water!” they told him. 33 So he…
Genesis 26:24–26
24 and that night the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of My servant Abraham.” 25 So Isaac built an altar there and called on the nam…
Book of Jubilees 24:24–26
24 And they digged a well and they found living water. (JUB) 25 And the servants of Isaac digged another well and did not find water, and they went and told Isaac that they had not found water, and Isaac said: 'I have sworn this day to the Philistines and this thing has b… (JUB)
Genesis 21:24–26
24 And Abraham replied, “I swear it.” 25 But when Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech’s servants had seized, 26 Abimelech replied, “I do not know who has done this. You did not tell me, so I have not heard about it until today.”
Genesis 25:10–12
10 This was the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites. Abraham was buried there with his wife Sarah. 11 After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near Beer-lahai-roi. 12 This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, S…
Genesis 26:5–7
5 because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.” 6 So Isaac settled in Gerar. 7 But when the men of that place asked about his wife, he said, “She is my sister.” For he was afraid to say, “She is my wife,” since h…
Genesis 24:61–63
61 Then Rebekah and her servant girls got ready, mounted the camels, and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and left. 62 Now Isaac had just returned from Beer-lahai-roi, for he was living in the Negev. 63 Early in the evening, Isaac went out to the field to m…
Search the collection All books and codes Translations and sources