13. And the man was enriched, and he went on prospering and increasing, till he became exceeding great:
14. And he had possessions of sheep and of herds, and a very great family. Wherefore the Palestines envying him,
15. Stopped up at that time all the wells, that the servants of his father Abraham had digged, filling them up with earth:
16. Insomuch that Abimelech himself said to Isaac: Depart from us, for thou art become much mightier than we.
17. So he departed and came to the torrent of Gerara, to dwell there: