Genesis 26:15

15 The Philistines stopped up all the wells that his father's slaves had dug in the days of his father Abraham, filling them with dirt.

Genesis 26:15 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 26:15

For all the wells which his father's servants had digged, in
the days of Abraham his father
For the watering of his flocks and herds, see ( Genesis 21:25 ) : the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth;
that they might be of no use; and this they did through envy to him, and is mentioned as a proof of it.

Genesis 26:15 In-Context

13 and the man became rich and kept getting richer until he was very wealthy.

14 He had flocks of sheep, herds of cattle, and many slaves, and the Philistines were envious of him.

15 The Philistines stopped up all the wells that his father's slaves had dug in the days of his father Abraham, filling them with dirt.

16 And Abimelech said to Isaac, "Leave us, for you are much too powerful for us."

17 So Isaac left there, camped in the valley of Gerar, and lived there.