Genesis 25:5

25:5 Everything he owned Abraham left to his son Isaac.

Genesis 26:17

26:17 So Isaac left there and settled in the Gerar Valley. ¹ 

Genesis 28:10

Jacob’s Dream at Bethel

28:10 Meanwhile Jacob left Beer Sheba and set out for Haran.

Genesis 31:22

31:22 Three days later Laban discovered Jacob had left. ² 

Genesis 42:26

42:26 So they loaded their grain on their donkeys and left. ³ 

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¹ tn Heb “and he camped in the valley of Gerar and he lived there.”

sn This valley was actually a wadi (a dry river bed where the water would flow in the rainy season, but this would have been rare in the Negev). The water table under it would have been higher than in the desert because of water soaking in during the torrents, making it easier to find water when digging wells. However, this does not minimize the blessing of the Lord, for the men of the region knew this too, but did not have the same results.

² tn Heb “and it was told to Laban on the third day that Jacob had fled.”

³ tn Heb “and they went from there.”