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CHAP. XXVI.
1. Isaak because of famine goeth to Gerar; 2, God biddeth him, not goe into Aegypt, but dwell in the land; and promiseth him the blessings of Abraham. 7, Isaak denyeth his wife, 9, Abimelech therefore reproveth him. 12, He groweth rich. 18, Hee diggeth three wels, Esek, Sitnah, and Rechoboth. 23, Abimelech maketh a covenant with him at Beersheba. 34, E∣saus wives.
ANd there was a famine, in the land; [unspec 1] besides the first famine, which was in the dayes of Abraham: and Isaak went unto Abimelech King of the Philistims unto Gerar. And Iehovah, appeared unto [unspec 2] him; and said, Goe not downe into Aegypt: dwell in the land which I shall say unto thee. Sojourne in this land; and I will bee with [unspec 3] thee, and will blesse thee: for to thee and to thy seed, will I give all these lands; and I will stablish the oath, which I sware unto A∣braham thy father. And I will multiply thy [unspec 4] seed, as the starres of the heavens: and will give unto thy seed, all these lands: and in thy seed, all nations of the earth shall blesse themselves. Because that Abraham obeyed [unspec 5] my voyce: and kept my charge, my com∣mandements, my statutes and my lawes. And Isaak dwelt, in Gerar. And the men of [unspec 6] [unspec 7] the place, asked of his wife; and he said, she is my sister: for he feared to say my wife, left the men of the place should kill mee for Re∣bekah, because shee was of a good counte∣nance. And it was, when the dayes had been [unspec 8] prolonged by him there; that Abimelech King of the Philistims, looked out through a window: and saw, and behold Isaak was sporting, with Rebekah his wife. And Abi∣melech [unspec 9] called Isaak, and said, Behold surely she is thy wife; and how saydest thou, she is my sister? And Isaak said unto him; Because I said, lest I dye for her. And Abimelech [unspec 10] said; what is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lyen with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought upon us guiltinesse. And Abime∣lech [unspec 11] commanded all the people, saying: he that toucheth this man, or his wife, dying he shall be put to death. And Isaak sowed, in [unspec 12] that land; and found in that yeere, an hun∣dred measures: and Iehovah blessed him. And the man waxed-great; and went go∣ing-on, [unspec 13] and waxing-great; untill hee was waxed-great, exceedingly. And he had pos∣session [unspec 14] of flocks, and possession of herds, and much husbandry: and the Philistims envied him. And all the wells which his fathers [unspec 15] servants had digged, in the dayes of Abra∣ham his father: the Philistims stopped them, and filled them with dust. And Abimelech [unspec 16] said, unto Isaak: Goe from us, for thou art very-much mightier then we. And Isaak [unspec 17] went from thence: and pitched in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there. And Isaak re∣turned, [unspec 18] and digged the wels of water; which they had digged, in the dayes of Abraham his father, and the Philistims had stopped them, after the death of Abraham: and hee called their names, according to the names that his father had called them. And Isaaks [unspec 19] servants digged in the valley: and found there a well of living waters. And the herd∣men [unspec 20] of Gerar did strive with the herdmen of Isaak, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well, Esek; because they contended with him. And they digged [unspec 21] another well; and they strove also for it: and hee called the name of it, Sitnah. And [unspec 22] hee removed from thence, and digged ano∣ther well; and they strove not for it: and he called the name of it, Rechoboth; and hee said, for now Iehovah hath made-roome for us, and we shall be fruitfull in the land. And [unspec 23] [unspec 24] he went-up from thence, to Beersheba. And Iehovah appeared unto him, the same night; and sayd, I am the God of Abraham thy fa∣ther: feare not, for I am with thee; and will blesse thee, and multiply thy seed, for my servant Abrahams sake. And hee builded [unspec 25] there an altar, and called on the name of Ie∣hovah; and stretched-out there, his tent: and there Isaaks servants digged a well. And [unspec 26] Abimelech went unto him, from Gerar: and Achuzzath his friend, and Phicol, the Prince of his army. And Isaak sayd unto [unspec 27] them; wherefore come ye unto me: and ye hate me, and have sent me away from you? And they said, Seeing we have seen, that Ie∣hovah [unspec 28] is with thee; and we said, Let there now be an oath-of-execration betwixt us, betwixt us and thee; and let us strike a cove∣nant with thee. If thou shalt doe unto vs [unspec 29] evill, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee, but-onely good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou now, the blessed of Iehovah. And he made unto them [unspec 30] a banquet; and they did eate and drinke. And they rose early in the morning, and [unspec 31] sware ech-man to his brother: and Isaak sent them away, and they went from him,