Genesis 26:32

And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had dug, and said to him, We have found water.

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In The King James Version

And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac’s servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water.

In Context

31And they rose up promptly in the morning, and swore one to another. And Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.

33And he called it Shibah. Therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.

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Cross References

Proverbs 2:4if thou seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures,

Proverbs 13:4The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 26:27-34

Isaac's Covenant with Abimelech. ( b. c. 1760.) 26 Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army. 27 And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you? 28 And they said, We saw certainly that the Lord was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee; 29 That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as… Read the whole commentary →

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