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Genesis 26:15

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 26:15 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Now all the wells which his father`s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped, and filled with earth.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Now all the wells which his father`s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped, and filled with earth.
Genesis 26:15 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 26

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
12And Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year a hundredfold. And Jehovah blessed him.
13And the man waxed great, and grew more and more until he became very great.
14And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household. And the Philistines envied him.
15Now all the wells which his father`s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped, and filled with earth.
16And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us. For thou art much mightier than we.
17And Isaac departed thence, and encamped in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.
18And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father. For the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham. And he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“For all the wells which his father’s servants had digged, in the days of Abraham his father, etc.] For the watering of his flocks and herds, (see <012125>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.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“all the wells which his father's servants had digged . . . the Philistines had stopped, &c.--The same base stratagem for annoying those against whom they have taken an umbrage is practiced still by choking the wells with sand or stones, or defiling them with putrid carcases.”
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