Genesis 26:15

so, at that time, they obstructed all the wells that the servants of his father Abraham had dug, filling them with soil.

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In The King James Version

For all the wells which his father’s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.

In Context

14Likewise, he had possessions of sheep and of herds, and a very large family. Because of this, the Palestinians envied him,

16It reached a point where Abimelech himself said to Isaac, “Move away from us, for you have become very much more powerful than we.”

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Cross References

Genesis 21:25And he reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which his servants had taken away by force.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 26:13-26

Isaac's Removal to Beersheba. ( b. c. 1804.) 12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him: 13 And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great: 14 For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him. 15 For all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth. 16 And… Read the whole commentary →

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