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He had possessions of flocks and herds, and a great household, so that the Philistines envied him.

So Isaac departed from there, and encamped in the valley of Gerar and dwelt there.

the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, "The water is ours." So he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.

Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over that also; so he called its name Sitnah.

And he moved from there and dug another well, and over that they did not quarrel; so he called its name Reho'both, saying, "For now the LORD has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land."

So he built an altar there and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there. And there Isaac's servants dug a well.

They said, "We see plainly that the LORD is with you; so we say, let there be an oath between you and us, and let us make a covenant with you,

So he made them a feast, and they ate and drank.

When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called Esau his older son, and said to him, "My son"; and he answered, "Here I am."

Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to his son Esau. So when Esau went to the field to hunt for game and bring it,

and you shall bring it to your father to eat, so that he may bless you before he dies."

So he went and took them and brought them to his mother; and his mother prepared savory food, such as his father loved.

So he went in to his father, and said, "My father"; and he said, "Here I am; who are you, my son?"

But Isaac said to his son, "How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son?" He answered, "Because the LORD your God granted me success."

So Jacob went near to Isaac his father, who felt him and said, "The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau."

And he did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau's hands; so he blessed him.

Then he said, "Bring it to me, that I may eat of my son's game and bless you." So he brought it to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank.

So he came near and kissed him; and he smelled the smell of his garments, and blessed him, and said, "See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD has blessed!

But the words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah; so she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, "Behold, your brother Esau comforts himself by planning to kill you.

So when Esau saw that the Canaanite women did not please Isaac his father,