Genesis 26:15-22

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[15] Now all the wells which his father's servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped, and filled with earth. [16] Abimelech said to Isaac, "Go from us, for you are much mightier than we." [17] Isaac departed from there, encamped in the valley of Gerar, and lived there. [18] Isaac dug again the wells of water, which they had dug in the days of Abraham his father. For the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham. He called their names after the names by which his father had called them. [19] Isaac's servants dug in the valley, and found there a well of springing water. [20] The herdsmen of Gerar argued with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, "The water is ours." He called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him. [21] They dug another well, and they argued over that, also. He called the name of it Sitnah. [22] He left that place, and dug another well. They didn't argue over that one. He called it Rehoboth. He said, "For now Yahweh has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land."

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The Journeys of Abraham and the PatriarchsThe journeys of Abraham and the patriarchs from Ur through Canaan and into Egypt.

Canaan in the Patriarchal AgeCanaan during the patriarchal period, before the Israelite conquest.

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Genesis 26:15-22 mentions Egypt, Gerar, Rehoboth and Valley of Gerar.

Photo of Egypt — Egypt · Ricardo Liberato