(KJV) Genesis 26¹

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⥃God’s Promise to Isaac ^{[ Genesis 12:1–9 ]}

[1] And there was a famine in the land, beside the first² famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac³ went unto Abimelech⁴ king of the Philistines unto Gerar.⁵ [2] And the Lord appeared⁶ unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell⁷ in the land which I shall tell thee of: [3] Sojourn⁸ in this land, and I will be⁹ with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee¹⁰, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath¹¹ which I sware unto Abraham thy father; [4] And I will make thy seed to multiply¹² as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall¹³ all the nations of the earth be blessed; [5] Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.¹⁴

⥃Isaac Deceives Abimelech

[6] And Isaac dwelt in Gerar¹⁵: [7] And the men of the place asked [him] of his wife; and he said, She [is] my sister¹⁶: for he feared to say, [She is] my wife; lest, [said he], the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she [was] fair¹⁷ to look upon. [8] And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window¹⁸, and saw, and, behold, Isaac [was] sporting¹⁹ with Rebekah his wife. [9] And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she [is] thy wife: and how saidst thou, She [is] my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her. [10] And Abimelech said, What [is] this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.²⁰ [11] And Abimelech charged all [his] people, saying, He that toucheth²¹ this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.

⥃Isaac’s Prosperity

[12] Then Isaac sowed²² in that land, and received²³ in the same year an hundredfold²⁴: and the Lord blessed²⁵ him. [13] And the man waxed great²⁶²⁷, and went forward²⁸, and grew until he became very great: [14] For he had possession²⁹ of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants³⁰: and the Philistines envied³¹ him. [15] For all the wells which his father’s³² servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped³³ them, and filled them with earth. [16] And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go³⁴ from us; for thou art much mightier³⁵ than we.

[17] [¶]And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there. [18] And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days³⁶ of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he³⁷ called their names after the names by which his father had called them. [19] And Isaac’s servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water³⁸. [20] And the herdmen of Gerar did strive³⁹ with Isaac’s herdmen, saying, The water [is] ours: and he called the name of the well Esek⁴⁰; because they strove with him. [21] And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah⁴¹. [22] And he removed from thence, and digged⁴² another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth⁴³; and he said, For now the Lord⁴⁴ hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful⁴⁵ in the land. [23] And he went up from thence to Beer–sheba⁴⁶. [24] And the Lord appeared unto him the same night, and said, I [am] the⁴⁷ God of Abraham thy father: fear⁴⁸ not, for I [am] with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham’s sake. [25] And he builded⁴⁹ an altar there, and called⁵⁰ upon the name of the Lord, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac’s servants digged a well.

⥃Isaac’s Covenant with Abimelech

[26] Then Abimelech⁵¹ went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol⁵² the chief captain of his army. [27] And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing⁵³ ye hate me, and have sent me⁵⁴ away from you? [28] And they said, We saw certainly⁵⁵ that the Lord was with⁵⁶ thee: and we said, Let there⁵⁷ be now an oath betwixt us, [even] betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee; [29] That thou wilt⁵⁸ do us no hurt, as we have not⁵⁹ touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou [art] now the blessed⁶⁰ of the Lord. [30] And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.⁶¹ [31] And they rose up betimes⁶² in the morning, and sware⁶³ one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace. [32] 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 have⁶⁴ found water. [33] And he called it Shebah⁶⁵: therefore⁶⁶ the name of the city [is] Beer–sheba⁶⁷ unto this day.

⥃Esau’s Wives

[34] And Esau⁶⁸ was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter⁶⁹ of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath⁷⁰ the daughter of Elon the Hittite:⁷¹ [35] Which⁷² were a grief of mind⁷³ unto Isaac and to Rebekah.

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