Genesis 26:15

15 So the Philistines filled in all 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 He continued to be successful, becoming very rich.

14 Because he owned so many flocks, herds, and servants, the Philistines became jealous of him.

15 So the Philistines filled in all the wells that his father's servants had dug during his father Abraham's lifetime.

16 Finally, Abimelech said to Isaac, "Go away from us! You've become more powerful than we are."

17 So Isaac moved away. He set up his tents in the Gerar Valley and lived there.