Genesis 26:18
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the days of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died. And he gave these wells the same names his father had given them.”
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“Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the days of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died. And he gave these wells the same names his father had given them.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and Isaac turneth back, and diggeth the wells of water which they digged in the days of Abraham his father, which the Philistines do stop after the death of Abraham, and he calleth to them names according to the names which his father called them.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 26:18 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 21:30He replied, “You are to accept the seven ewe lambs from my hand as my witness that I dug this well.”
- Genesis 21:31So that place was called Beersheba, because it was there that the two of them swore an oath.
- Numbers 32:38as well as Nebo and Baal-meon (whose names were changed), and Sibmah. And they renamed the cities they rebuilt.
- Psalms 16:4Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips.
- Hosea 2:17For I will remove from her lips the names of the Baals; no longer will their names be invoked.
- Zechariah 13:2And on that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will erase the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the prophets and the spirit of impurity from the land.
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