1 There was no food in the land. Isaac went to Gerar to King Abimelech of the Philistines. ♂️ 2 God talked to Isaac and said, Do not go to Egypt. Stay in the land I show you. ️ 3 God said, Stay here. I am with you. I will help you and give you good. I will give this land to you and your kids. I keep my promise to Abraham. 4 Your family will be many, like the stars. I will give them this land. All people will get good from your family. ⭐️ 5 This is because Abraham obeyed God and did what God said. 6 So Isaac stayed in Gerar. ⛺️ 7 Men there asked about his wife Rebekah. Isaac said, “She is my sister,” because he was scared. Rebekah was very pretty. ♂️♀️ 8 After a long time, King Abimelech looked out a window and saw Isaac being loving with Rebekah. ❤️ 9 The king called Isaac and said, “She is your wife! Why did you say she is your sister?” ️ 10 The king said, “You did a bad thing. A man could take your wife. We would do wrong.” ⚠️ 11 The king told all people, “Do not touch Isaac or Rebekah. If you do, you will die.” 12 Isaac planted seeds. He got 100 times more food. God gave him good. 13 Isaac got rich and had more and more. 14 He had many sheep, cows, and helpers. The Philistines were jealous. 15 The Philistines filled Abraham’s old wells with dirt. ️ 16 The king said, “Please move away. You are too strong for us.” ♂️➡️ 17 Isaac left and put up tents in the valley of Gerar. ⛺️️ 18 Isaac opened the old wells again and gave them the same names as before. ️ 19 Isaac’s men dug a well and found fresh water. 20 The men of Gerar fought with Isaac’s men and said, “The water is ours!” Isaac named the well Esek, which means fight. ♂️️ 21 They dug a new well. People fought again. He named it Sitnah, which means hate. ️ 22 He moved and dug another well. No one fought. He named it Rehoboth and said, “Now we have room.” God gave them space. ️ 23 From there he went to Beersheba. ♂️️ 24 That night God came and said, “Do not be afraid. I am with you. I will help you and make your family grow, for Abraham.” 25 Isaac made a place to pray to God. He prayed. He set up his tent. His men dug a well. ⛺️️ 26 The king came from Gerar with his helper Ahuzzath and his army boss Phicol. ♂️️ 27 Isaac said, “Why are you here? You sent me away.” 28 They said, “We see God is with you. Let us make peace. Make a promise with us.” 29 They said, “Please do not hurt us. We did not hurt you. We sent you away in peace. God gave you good.” ️ 30 Isaac made a big meal. They ate and drank. 31 In the morning they made a promise. Isaac sent them home. They left in peace. ️ 32 That day Isaac’s men came and said, “We found water!” ♂️ 33 He named the well Shibah. So the town is called Beersheba today. ️️️ 34 Esau was 40 years old. He married Judith and Basemath. They were Hittite women. 35 These wives made Isaac and Rebekah sad.