Genesis 26:18 · KJV
“And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.”
— Genesis 26:18
And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.
And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water. {springing: Heb. living}
Genesis 26 — Context
And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.
17And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.
18And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.
19And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water. {springing: Heb. living}
20And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water {is} ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him. {Esek: that is, Contention}
Cross References
Zechariah 13:2
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, {that} I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land.
Psalms 16:4
Their sorrows shall be multiplied {that} hasten {after} another {god}: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips. {hasten...: or, give gifts to another}
Genesis 21:31
Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them. {Beersheba: that is, The well of the oath}
Numbers 32:38
And Nebo, and Baalmeon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded. {gave...: Heb. they called by names the names of the cities}
Hosea 2:17
For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.