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Then Abimelech came to him from Gerar with his adviser Ahuzzath, and Phicol the commander of his army.

Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.

Isaac said to them, "Why have you come to me, since you hate me and have sent me away from you?"

And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?

They said, "We have seen plainly that the LORD has been with you; so we said, 'An oath must now be taken by us,' that is, by you and us. So let us make a covenant with you,

And they said, We saw certainly that the Lord was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;

that you will do us no harm, just as we have not touched you and have done to you nothing but good, and have sent you away in peace. You are now the blessed of the LORD."

That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the Lord .

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

And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.

In the morning they got up early and exchanged oaths; then Isaac sent them away, and they left him in peace.

And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.

Now it came about on the same day, that Isaac's servants came in and told him about the well which they had dug, and said to him, "We have found water."

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 have found water.

So he called it Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.

And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day.