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And Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year, a hundredfold, - seeing that Yahweh had blessed him.

So the man waxed great, - and went on and on waxing great until that he had waxed exceeding great.

So he came to have possessions of flocks gild possessions of herds, and a large body of servants, - and the Philistines envied him.

And as for all the wells which the servants of his father digged, in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines stepped them up, and filled them with dust.

And Abimelech said unto Isaac, - Get thee from us, for thou hast become far mightier than we.

So Isaac went from thence, - and encamped in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

And Isaac again digged the wells of water which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father, and which the Philistines stopped up after the death of Abraham, - and he called their names, after the names which his father called them.

And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, - and found there a well of living water.

And the herdmen of Gerar disputed with the herdmen of Isaac saying, Ours, is thee, water! So he called the name of the well Esek, because they had stirred up a quarrel with him.

And they digged another well, and they disputed over that also, - so he called the name thereof Sitnah.

And he moved on from thence and digged another well, and they disputed not for it, - so he called the name thereof. Rehoboth, and said, For, now, hath Yahweh made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

And be went up from thence, to Beer-sheba.

And Yahweh appeared unto him the same night, and said, I, am the God of Abraham thy father, - Do not fear for with thee, am, I, And I will bless thee and multiply thy seed, For the sake of Abraham my servant.

So he builded there all altar and called on the name of Yahweh, and spread out there, his rent, - and the servants of Isaac cut out there a well.