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So Isaac left that place. He put up his tents in the valley of Gerar, and lived there.

The men who took care of the cattle of Gerar argued with the men who took care of Isaac's cattle. They said, "The water belongs to us!" So Isaac gave the well the name Esek, because they argued with him.

Then his servants dug another well. And they argued about it also. So he gave it the name Sitnah.

He moved away from there and dug another well. And they did not argue about it. So he gave it the name Rehoboth. For he said, "Now the Lord has made a large place for us. We will grow much in this land."

So Isaac built an altar there. And he called upon the name of the Lord. He put up his tent there. And there Isaac's servants dug a well.

They said, "It is easy for us to see that the Lord is with you. So we said, ‘Let there now be a promise between us, between you and us. Let us make an agreement with you,

So Isaac made a special supper for them, and they ate and drank.

So he gave the well the name Shibah. So the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.

Get some food ready for me that I love. Bring it to me to eat, so that before I die I will pray that good will come to you."

And Rebekah was listening while Isaac spoke to his son Esau. So when Esau went to the field to hunt for meat to bring home,

So now, my son, listen to what I tell you to do.

Then you will take it to your father for him to eat. So before he dies he will pray for good to come to you."

So Jacob went and got them, and brought them to his mother. And his mother made good-tasting food, just what his father loved to eat.

Jacob said to his father, "I am Esau, your first-born. I have done as you told me. Sit up and eat the meat I brought, so you will pray that good will come to me."

But Isaac said to his son, "How have you found it so fast, my son?" And Jacob said, "Because the Lord your God made it happen."

Then Isaac said to Jacob, "Come near so I can touch you, my son, to know for sure if you are my son Esau or not."

So Jacob came near his father Isaac. Isaac touched him, and said, "The voice is Jacob's voice. But the hands are Esau's hands."

He did not know who he was, because his hands were covered with hair like his brother Esau's hands. So Isaac prayed that good would come to him.

So Isaac said, "Bring it to me so I may eat the meat my son has made ready. And I will pray that good will come to you." He brought it to him, and he ate. He brought him wine also, and he drank.

So Jacob came near and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothes, he prayed that good would come to him. He said, "The smell of my son is like the smell of a field that has received good from the Lord.