Genesis 26:32

32 That very day Yitz'chak's servants came and told him about the well they had dug, "We have found water."

Genesis 26:32 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 26:32

And it came to pass the same day
That the above things were transacted: that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which
they had digged;
they had dug it before Abimelech came to Isaac, but they had not had an opportunity of acquainting him with it until he was gone, and then they came to give him an account of it, what sort of a well it was, and how it answered their expectations and wishes; and which in those countries was a very great blessing, and served very much to recommend a place to dwell in: and said unto him, we have found water;
not only had dug a well, but they had found plenty of water, and that which was good; or otherwise it would not have been worth while to have troubled Isaac with the account of it.

Genesis 26:32 In-Context

30 Yitz'chak prepared a banquet for them, and they ate and drank.
31 The next morning, they got up early and swore to each other. Then Yitz'chak sent them on their way, and they left him peacefully.
32 That very day Yitz'chak's servants came and told him about the well they had dug, "We have found water."
33 So he called it Shiv'ah [oath, seven], and for this reason the name of the city is Be'er-Sheva [well of seven, well of an oath] to this day.
34 When 'Esav was forty years old, he took as wives Y'hudit the daughter of Be'eri the Hitti and Basmat the daughter of Elon the Hitti.
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