Genesis 26:18
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 26
“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
What Does Genesis 26:18 Mean?
Genesis 26:18 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 26, verse 18 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 7 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (7)
These passages are connected to Genesis 26:18 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Chronicles 26:10“Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.”Zechariah 13:2“And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land.”Genesis 21:31“Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.”Numbers 32:38“And Nebo, and Baalmeon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded.”2 Kings 3:25“And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.”Psalms 16:4“Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.”Hosea 2:17“For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.”
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