23. Isaac went on to Beersheba,
24. where the Lord appeared to him that night and told him, “Don't be afraid! I am the God who was worshipped by your father Abraham, my servant. I will be with you and bless you, and because of Abraham I will give you many descendants.”
25. Isaac built an altar there and worshipped the Lord. Then he set up camp, and his servants started digging a well.
26. Meanwhile, Abimelech had left Gerar and was taking his adviser Ahuzzath and his army commander Phicol to see Isaac.
27. When they arrived, Isaac asked, “Why are you here? Didn't you send me away because you hated me?”
28. They answered, “We now know for certain that the Lord is with you, and we have decided there needs to be a peace treaty between you and us. So let's make a solemn agreement
29. not to harm each other. Remember, we have never hurt you, and when we sent you away, we let you go in peace. The Lord has truly blessed you.”
30. Isaac gave a big feast for them, and everyone ate and drank.
31. Early the next morning Isaac and the others made a solemn agreement, then he let them go in peace.
32. Later that same day Isaac's servants came and said, “We've struck water!”
33. So Isaac named the well Shibah, and the town is still called Beersheba.
34. When Esau was forty, he married Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite.
35. But these two women brought a lot of grief to his parents Isaac and Rebekah.