Genesis 26:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 26:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 26:18 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 26:18 — KJV
“And 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.”
— Genesis 26:18 (KJV)
Genesis 26:18 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 26:18
“For all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 26:18: digged, wells, days
“And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 26:18: again, days, father
“And the LORD said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 26:18: again, days, father
“Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them. set: Heb. given”
Shares key themes with Genesis 26:18: isaac, abraham, father
“That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 26:18: isaac, days, abraham
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