15 Now (A)all the wells which his father’s servants had dug in the days of his father Abraham, the Philistines stopped up [a]by filling them with dirt.

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  1. Genesis 26:15 Lit and filled them

15 So all the wells(A) that his father’s servants had dug in the time of his father Abraham, the Philistines stopped up,(B) filling them with earth.

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Argument over the Wells

18 Then Isaac dug again the wells of water which [a]had been dug in the days of his father Abraham, for the Philistines had stopped them up after the death of Abraham; and he [b]gave them the same names which his father had [c]given them.

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  1. Genesis 26:18 Lit they had dug
  2. Genesis 26:18 Lit called their names as the names
  3. Genesis 26:18 Lit called

18 Isaac reopened the wells(A) that had been dug in the time of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died, and he gave them the same names his father had given them.

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20 the herdsmen of Gerar (A)quarreled with the herdsmen of Isaac, saying, “The water is ours!” So he named the well [a]Esek, because they argued with him. 21 Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over it too, so he named it [b]Sitnah. 22 Then he moved away from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it; so he named it [c]Rehoboth, for he said, “[d](B)At last the Lord has made [e]room for us, and we will be (C)fruitful in the land.”

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  1. Genesis 26:20 I.e., argument
  2. Genesis 26:21 I.e., accusation
  3. Genesis 26:22 I.e., broad places
  4. Genesis 26:22 Lit Truly now
  5. Genesis 26:22 Or broad

20 But the herders of Gerar quarreled(A) with those of Isaac and said, “The water is ours!”(B) So he named the well Esek,[a] because they disputed with him. 21 Then they dug another well, but they quarreled(C) over that one also; so he named it Sitnah.[b] 22 He moved on from there and dug another well, and no one quarreled over it. He named it Rehoboth,[c](D) saying, “Now the Lord has given us room(E) and we will flourish(F) in the land.”

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  1. Genesis 26:20 Esek means dispute.
  2. Genesis 26:21 Sitnah means opposition.
  3. Genesis 26:22 Rehoboth means room.