The LORD appeared to him the same night, and said, “I am the God of Abraham your father. Don’t be afraid, for I am with you, and will bless you, and multiply your offspring for my servant Abraham’s sake.”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Genesis 26:24 in context
Genesis 26:21–27
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They dug another well, and they argued over that, also. So he called its name Sitnah.
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He left that place, and dug another well. They didn’t argue over that one. So he called it Rehoboth. He said, “For now the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”
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The LORD appeared to him the same night, and said, “I am the God of Abraham your father. Don’t be afraid, for I am with you, and will bless you, and multiply your offspring for my servant Abraham’s sake.”
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He built an altar there, and called on the LORD’s name, and pitched his tent there. There Isaac’s servants dug a well.
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Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath his friend, and Phicol the captain of his army.
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Isaac said to them, “Why have you come to me, since you hate me, and have sent me away from you?”
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