Matthew(i)
14 that he had possession of shepe, of oxen, and a mighty housholde: so that the Philistians had enuye at hym:
15 in so muche that they stopped and filled vp wyth earth al the welles whyche hys fathers seruantes digged in hys father Abrahams tyme.
16 Then sayed Abimelech vnto Isaac: gett the from me, for thou art myghtier then we a great deale.
17 Then Isaac departed thence, & pitched his tente in the valey Gerar, & dwelt there.
18 And Isaac digged againe the welles of water which they digged in the dayes of Abraham his father, which the Philistians had stopped after the death of Abraham, & gaue them the same nams which his father gaue them.
19 As Isaacs seruauntes digged in the valay, they found a wel of liuing water,
20 And the herdmen of Gerar did stryue with Isaacs herdmen, saying: the water is ours. Then called he the well Eseck, bicause they stroue with him.
21 Then digged they an other well, & they stroue for that also. Therfore called he it Sitena.
22 And then he departed thence, & digged another wel for that which they stroue not: therfore called he it Rehoboth, saying: the Lorde hath now made vs rowme, & we ar encreased vpon the earth.
23 Afterwarde departed he thence and came to Bersaba.
24 And the Lorde appeared vnto hym the same nyght, & sayd: I am the God of Abraham thy father, feare not for I am wyth the, and wyll blesse the, and multiply thy sede for my seruaunt Abrahams sake.
25 And then he builded an aultare there, and called vpon the name of the Lord, and there pitched hys tent. And ther Isaacs seruauntes digged a well.
26 Then came Abimelech to hym from Gerar & Ahusath his frende and Phitol hys chyefe captayne.
27 And Isaac sayd vnto them: wherfore come ye to me, seyng ye hate me & haue put me away from you?
28 Then sayed they: we sawe that the Lorde was wyth the, & therfore we sayed that there should be an oothe betwexte vs & the, & that we woulde make a bond wyth the,
29 that thou shouldest do vs no hurt, as we haue not touched the, and haue done vnto the nothynge but good, & sent the away in peace: for thou art nowe the blessed of the Lorde.
30 And he made them a feast, and they ate & dronke.
31 And they rose vp by tymes in the morninge, and sware one to an other, And Isaac sent them away. And they departed from hym in peace.
32 And that same daye came Isaacs seruauntes, & told hym of a well whych they had dygged: and said vnto him, that they had found water.
33 And he called it Seba, wherfore the name of the cyty is called Berseba vnto thys daye.