Genesis 26:15

15 The Philistines closed up and filled with dirt all of the wells that his father's servants had dug during his father Abraham's lifetime.

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 Isaac grew richer and richer until he was extremely wealthy.

14 He had livestock, both flocks and cattle, and many servants. As a result, the Philistines envied him.

15 The Philistines closed up and filled with dirt all of the wells that his father's servants had dug during his father Abraham's lifetime.

16 Abimelech said to Isaac, "Move away from us because you have become too powerful among us."

17 So Isaac moved away from there, camped in the valley of Gerar, and lived there.