17. So Isaac departed from there and camped in the valley of Gerar, and settled there.
18. And Isaac dug again the wells of water which they had dug in the days of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after the death of Abraham. And he gave to them the same names which his father had given them.
19. And when the servants of Isaac dug in the valley, they found a well of fresh water there.
20. Then the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with the herdsmen of Isaac, saying, “The water is ours.” And he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.
21. And they dug another well, and they quarreled over it also. And he called its name Sitnah.
22. Then he moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. And he called its name Rehoboth, and said, “Now Yahweh has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.”
23. And from there he went up to Beersheba.
24. And Yahweh appeared to him that night and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you, and I will bless you and make your descendants numerous for the sake of my servant Abraham.”
25. And he built an altar there and called on the name of Yahweh. And he pitched his tent there, and the servants of Isaac dug a well there.
26. Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath his friend and Phicol his army commander.
27. And Isaac said to them, “Why have you come to me? You hate me and sent me away from you.”
28. And they said, “We see clearly that Yahweh has been with you, so we thought let there be an oath between us—between us and you—and let us make a covenant with you
29. that you may not do us harm just as we have not touched you, but have only done good to you and sent you away in peace. You are now blessed by Yahweh.”
30. So he made a meal for them, and they ate and drank.
31. And they arose early in the morning and each one swore to the other, and Isaac sent them away. And they left him in peace.