20. And the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, The water is ours. And he named the well Esek [contention] because they quarreled with him.
21. Then [his servants] dug another well, and they quarreled over that also; so he named it Sitnah [enmity].
22. And he moved away from there and dug another well, and for that one they did not quarrel. He named it Rehoboth [room], saying, For now the Lord has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.
23. Now he went up from there to Beersheba.
24. And the Lord appeared to him the same night and said, I am the God of Abraham your father. Fear not, for I am with you and will favor you with blessings and multiply your descendants for the sake of My servant Abraham.
25. And [Isaac] built an altar there and called on the name of the Lord and pitched his tent there; and there Isaac's servants were digging a well.
26. Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar with Ahuzzah, one of his friends, and Phicol, his army's commander.
27. And Isaac said to them, Why have you come to me, seeing that you hate me and have sent me away from you?