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Genesis 26:17-19
International Standard Version
Genesis 26:17-19
International Standard Version
17 So Isaac moved from there and encamped in the Gerar Valley, where he settled.
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18 Isaac re-excavated some wells that his father had first dug during his lifetime, because the Philistines had filled them with sand[a] after Abraham’s death. Isaac[b] renamed those wells with the same names that his father had called them.
19 While Isaac’s servants were digging in the valley, they discovered a well with flowing water.
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- Genesis 26:18 The Heb. lacks with sand
- Genesis 26:18 Lit. He
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