Genesis 26:14-33 For he had flockes of sheepe, and heards of cattell, and a mightie housholde: therefore the Philistims had enuy at him.

Geneva⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁴ For he had flockes of sheepe, and heards of cattell, and a mightie housholde: therefore the Philistims had enuy at him. ¹⁵ In so much that the Philistims stopped and filled vp with earth all the welles, which his fathers seruantes digged in his father Abrahams time. ¹⁶ Then Abimelech sayde vnto Izhak, Get thee from vs, for thou art mightier then wee a great deale. ¹⁷ Therefore Izhak departed thence and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there. ¹⁸ 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. ¹⁹ Izhaks seruantes then digged in the valley, and found there a well of liuing water. ²⁰ But the herdmen of Gerar did striue with Izhaks herdmen, saying, The water is ours: therefore called he the name of the well Esek, because they were at strife with him. ²¹ Afterwarde they digged another well, and stroue for that also, and he called the name of it Sitnah. ²² Then 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 Lord hath nowe made vs roome, we shall increase vpon the earth. ²³ So he went vp thence to Beer-sheba. ²⁴ And the Lord appeared vnto him the same night, and sayde, I am the God of Abraham thy father: feare not, for I am with thee, and wil blesse thee, and will multiplie thy seede for my seruant Abrahams sake. ²⁵ Then he builte an altar there, and called vpon the Name of the Lord, and there spred his tent: where also Izhaks seruauntes digged a well. ²⁶ Then came Abimelech to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friendes, and Phichol the captaine of his armie. ²⁷ To whom Izhak sayd, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate mee and haue put mee away from you? ²⁸ Who answered, Wee sawe certainely that the Lord was with thee, and wee thought thus, Let there be nowe an othe betweene vs, euen betweene vs and thee, and let vs make a couenant with thee. ²⁹ If thou shalt do vs no hurt, as we haue not touched thee, and as we haue done vnto thee nothing but good, and sent thee away in peace: thou nowe, the blessed of the Lord, doe this. ³⁰ Then hee made them a feast, and they dyd eate and drinke. ³¹ And they rose vp betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: then Izhak let them go, and they departed from him in peace. ³² And that same day Izhaks seruantes came and tolde him of a well, which they had digged, and said vnto him, We haue found water. ³³ So hee called it Shibah: therefore the name of the citie is called Beer-sheba vnto this day.