Genesis 26:32

And that day Isaac's servants came to him and gave him word of the water-hole which they had made, and said to him, We have come to 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 early in the morning they took an oath one to the other: then Isaac sent them away and they went on their way in peace.

33And he gave it the name of Shibah: so the name of that town is Beer-sheba to this day.

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Cross References

Proverbs 2:4If you are looking for her as for silver, and searching for her as for stored-up wealth;

Proverbs 13:4The hater of work does not get his desires, but the soul of the hard workers will 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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