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Genesis 21:25

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reproved: Genesis 26:15-22, Genesis 29:8; Exodus 2:15-17; Judges 1:15; Proverbs 17:10, Proverbs 25:9, Proverbs 27:5; Matthew 18:15

because: Wells of water were of great consequence in those hot countries, especially where the flocks were numerous; because water was scarce, and digging to find it was attended with the expense of much time and labour.

servants: Genesis 13:7, Genesis 26:15-22; Exodus 2:16-17

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