"For all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped …" — Genesis 26:15

Genesis 26:15 · KJV

“For all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.”

— Genesis 26:15

Verse 14

For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him. {servants: or, husbandry}

Verse 16

And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.

Genesis 26 — Context

And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great: {went...: Heb. went going}

For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him. {servants: or, husbandry}

For all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.

And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.

And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

Cross References

Genesis 21:30

And he said, For {these} seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.

Genesis 21:25

And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.