16. Go from us The Philistine king perceives that such a rich and prosperous chief as Isaac cannot peaceably dwell in Gerar . The strife between the different herdmen would be likely to be more bitter than that of the herdmen of Abram and Lot . Genesis 13:7. So while Abraham was invited to stay and settle anywhere, (Genesis 20:15,) Isaac is invited to leave . read more
17. Valley of Gerar Some writers speak of a district el-Gerar south of Beer-sheba, but that country has not been sufficiently explored to confirm their statements . Isaac withdrew from Gerar, but not from the Philistine land . read more
18. Digged again the wells Abraham’s long residence (comp . 21:34) in the districts of Gerar and Beer-sheba had left its traces in many a valley, and after his death the Philistines seem to have hastened to obliterate the witnesses of their treaty with him. Hence the repetition of oaths, treaties, and names like Beer-sheba. Genesis 26:33. read more
20-22. Esek… Sitnah… Rehoboth These appear to have been new wells digged, in addition to the old ones re-opened, and the names mean, respectively, Strife, Opposition, (from the same root as Satan,) and Broad Places, Room . The name of Rehoboth still lingers in the wady er-Ruhaibeh, some twenty-three miles south of Beer-sheba, where Robinson found extensive ruins. Later travellers claim to have found the well, but their reports are conflicting. read more
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 26:15
15. Wells… filled The wells dug by Abraham gave Isaac a sort of title to the land, and filling them up was equivalent to a declaration of war . Comp . 2 Kings 3:25; Isaiah 15:6. read more