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Genesis 26:18

WEB

18Isaac dug again the wells of water, which they had dug in the days of Abraham his father, for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham. He called their names after the names by which his father had called them.

KJV

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.

BSB

18Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the days of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died. And he gave these wells the same names his father had given them.

FBV

18He unblocked the wells that had been dug in his father Abraham's timethe ones the Philistines had blocked after the death of Abraham. He gave them the same names his father had.

Related Resources

Book of Genesis Summary: A Complete Animated Overview (Part 2) - BibleProject

Extra References

Zechariah 13:2

2It will come to pass in that day, says the LORD of Armies, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they will be remembered no more. I will also cause the prophets and the spirit of impurity to pass out of the land.


Genesis 21:31

31Therefore he called that place Beersheba,[+] because they both swore an oath there.


Psalms 16:4

4Their sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts to another god. Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take their names on my lips.


Hosea 2:17

17For I will take away the names of the Baals out of her mouth, and they will no longer be mentioned by name.


Numbers 32:38

38Nebo, and Baal Meon, (their names being changed), and Sibmah. They gave other names to the cities which they built.