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Genesis 26:23

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He went up from there to Beersheba.

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20The herdsmen of Gerar argued with Isaac)’s herdsmen, saying, “The water is ours.” He called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.
21They dug another well, and they argued over that, also. He called its name Sitnah.
22He left that place, and dug another well. They didn’t argue over that one. He called it Rehoboth. He said, “For now Yahweh has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”
23He went up from there to Beersheba.
24Yahweh appeared to him the same night, and said, “I am the God of Abraham) your father. Don’t be afraid, for I am with you, and will bless you, and multiply your offspring for my servant Abraham’s sake.”
25He built an altar there, and called on Yahweh’s name, and pitched his tent there. There Isaac)’s servants dug a well.
26Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phicol the captain of his army.

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