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Gen 26:18 — And 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

in the days		"Houbigant contends, that instead of bimey, ""in the days,"" we should read, avdey, ""servants;"" agreeably to the Samaritan, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate: ""And Isaac digged again the wells of water which the servants of Abraham his father had digged."""
and he		Gen 21:31; Num 32:38; Psa 16:4; Hsa 2:17; Zec 13:2

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and he

	Gen 21:31	Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.
	Num 32:38	And Nebo, and Baalmeon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded.
	Psa 16:4	Their sorrows shall be multiplied [that] hasten [after] another [god]: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.
	Hsa 2:17	For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.
	Zec 13:2	And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, [that] I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land.

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Scott, Thomas. "Genesis 26:18," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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