14. He had many flocks and herds of animals. He also had many slaves. All the Philistines were jealous of him.
15. So they destroyed all the wells that Isaac’s father Abraham and his servants had dug many years before. They filled them with sand.
16. Abimelech said to Isaac, “Leave our country. You have become much more powerful than we are.”
17. So Isaac left that place and camped near the little river of Gerar. He stayed there and lived.
18. Long before this time, Abraham had dug many wells. After he died, the Philistines filled the wells with sand. So Isaac went back and dug those wells again. He gave them the same names his father had given them.
19. Isaac’s servants also dug a well near the little river and found fresh water.