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And when he had obtained every thing he desired, by reason of Isaac's good nature, who preferred the earlier friendship Abimelech had shown to himself and his father to his later wrath against him, he returned home. AND WHEN HE HAD OBTAINED EVERYTHING HE DESIRED BY REASON OF ISAAC'S GOOD NATURE WHO PREFERRED THE EARLIER FRIENDSHIP ABYMENEK HAD SHOWN TO HIMSELF AND HIS FATHER TO HIS LATER WRATH AGAINST HIM HE RETURNED HOME
er the work; and because he did not desire to contend, the shepherds seemed to get the him, so he still retired, and dug another and when certain other shepherds of Abimelech began to offer him violence, he left that also, still retired, thus purchasing security to himself a rational and prudent conduct. At length they gave him leave to dig a well without disturbance. He named this well Rehoboth, which denotes a large space; but of the former wells, one was called Escon, which denotes strife, the other Sitenna, name signifies enmity. 3. It was now that Isaac's affairs increased, and in a flourishing condition; and this his great riches. But Abimelech, thinking in opposition to him, while their living made them suspicious of each other, and retiring showing a secret enmity also, he afraid that his former friendship with Isaac would not secure him, if Isaac should endeavor the injuries he had formerly offered him; he therefore renewed his friendship with him, Philoc, one of his generals. D BEGAN TO FIGHT IN ORDER TO HINDER THE WORK AND BECAUSE HE DID NOT DESIRE TO CONTEND THE SHEPHERDS SEEMED TO GET THE HYMN SO HE STILL RETIRED AND DUG ANOTHER AND WHEN CERTAIN OTHER SHEPHERDS OF ABYMELK BEGAN TO OFFER HIM VIOLENCE HE LEFT THAT ALSO STILL RETIRED THUS PURCHASING SECURITY TO HIMSELF A RATIONAL AND PRUDENT CONDUCT AT LENGTH THEY GAVE HIM LEAVE TO DIG A WELL WITHOUT DISTURBANCE HE NAMED THIS WELL RIOBATH WHICH DENOTES A LARGE SPACE BUT OF THE FORMER WELLS ONE WAS CALLED ESKON WHICH DENOTES STRIFE THE OTHER SITENNA NAME SIGNIFIES ENMITY IT WAS NOW THAT ISAAC'S AFFAIRS INCREASED AND IN A FLOURISHING CONDITION AND THIS HIS GREAT RICHES BUT ABBELECH THINKING IN OPPOSITION TO HIM WHILE THEIR LIVING MADE THEM SUSPICIOUS OF EACH OTHER AND RETIRING SHOWING A SECRET ENMITY ALSO HE AFRAID THAT HIS FORMER FRIENDSHIP WITH ISAAC WOULD NOT SECURE HIM IF ISAAC SHOULD ENDEAVOUR THE INJURIES HE HAD FORMERLY OFFERED HIM HE THEREFORE RENEWED HIS FRIENDSHIP WITH HIM FYLOCK ONE OF HIS GENERALS
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