Genesis 26:19

26:19 When Isaac’s servants dug in the valley and discovered a well with fresh flowing ¹  water there,

Genesis 24:66

24:66 The servant told Isaac everything that had happened.

Genesis 26:17

26:17 So Isaac left there and settled in the Gerar Valley. ² 

Genesis 24:34

24:34 “I am the servant of Abraham,” he began.

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¹ tn Heb “living.” This expression refers to a well supplied by subterranean streams (see Song 4:15).

² 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.