Genesis 26:32

That same day Isaac's servants came and told him about the well that they had dug. They said, “We have found water.”

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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

31They rose early in the morning and swore an oath with each other. Then Isaac sent them away, and they left him in peace.

33He called the well Shibah, so the name of that city is Beersheba to this day.

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Cross References

Proverbs 2:4if you seek it like you would seek silver 1 and search for understanding as you would seek hidden treasures, 1

Proverbs 13:4The appetite of lazy people craves but gets nothing, 1 but the appetite of diligent people will be richly satisfied. 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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