Legacy Standard Bible

Genesis 26:26-33

Isaac’s Oath with Abimelech

26Now aAbimelech came to him from Gerar 1with his adviser Ahuzzath and Phicol the commander of his army. 27And Isaac said to them, “aWhy have you come to me, since you hate me and have sent me away from you?” 28Then they said, “We see plainly athat Yahweh has been with you; so we said, ‘Let there now be an oath between us—between 1you and us—and let us cut a covenant with you, 29that you will do us no harm, just as we have not touched you 1and have done to you nothing but good and have sent you away in peace. You are now the ablessed of Yahweh.’” 30Then ahe made them a feast, and they ate and drank. 31In the morning they arose early, and aeach swore to 1the other; then Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace. 32Now it happened on that day, that Isaac’s servants came in and told him about the well which they had dug and said to him, “We have found water.” 33So he called it Shibah; therefore the name of the city is aBeersheba to this day.