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Genesis 26:28-35 Common English Bible (CEB)

28. They said, "We now see that the Lord was with you. We propose that there be a formal agreement between us and that we draw up a treaty with you:

29. you must not treat us badly since we haven’t harmed you and since we have treated you well at all times. Then we will send you away peacefully, for you are now blessed by the Lord."

30. Isaac prepared a banquet for them, and they ate and drank.

31. They got up early in the morning, and they gave each other their word. Isaac sent them off, and they left peacefully.

32. That day Isaac’s servants informed him about the well that they had been digging and said to him, "We found water."

33. He called it Shibah; therefore, the city’s name has been Beer-sheba until today.

34. When Esau was 40 years old, he married Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.

35. They made life very difficult for Isaac and Rebekah.

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