Genesis 26:32

And it came to pass in that day, that the servants of Isaac came and told him of the well which they had dug; and they said, We have not found water.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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 arose in the morning, and swore each to his neighbor; and Isaac sent them forth, and they departed from him in safety.

33And he called it, Oath: therefore he called the name of that city, the Well of Oath, until this day.

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Cross References

Proverbs 2:4And if thou shalt seek it as silver, 1 And search diligently for it as for treasures; 1

Proverbs 13:4Every slothful man desires, 1 But the hands of the active are diligent. 1

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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