Genesis 26:24–33

24 That night the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham.j Do not be afraid,k for I am with you;l I will bless you and will increase the number of your descendantsm for the sake of my servant Abraham.”n

25 Isaac built an altaro there and called on the name of the Lord.p There he pitched his tent, and there his servants dug a well.q

26 Meanwhile, Abimelek had come to him from Gerar, with Ahuzzath his personal adviser and Phicol the commander of his forces.r 27 Isaac asked them, “Why have you come to me, since you were hostile to me and sent me away?s”

28 They answered, “We saw clearly that the Lord was with you;t so we said, ‘There ought to be a sworn agreement between us’—between us and you. Let us make a treatyu with you 29 that you will do us no harm,v just as we did not harm you but always treated you well and sent you away peacefully. And now you are blessed by the Lord.”w

30 Isaac then made a feastx for them, and they ate and drank. 31 Early the next morning the men swore an oathy to each other. Then Isaac sent them on their way, and they went away peacefully.

32 That day Isaac’s servants came and told him about the wellz they had dug. They said, “We’ve found water!” 33 He called it Shibah,f and to this day the name of the town has been Beersheba.g a