Genesis 26:32
And it was in that day that the servants of Izhak came and showed him concerning the well that they had digged. And they said to him, We have found water.
Targum Onkelos
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In Context
33And he called it Sheva, (the swearing). Wherefore the name of the city is Beer-sheva unto this day.
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 →