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Genesis 26:22

King James Version (KJV)

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Genesis 26:22

Verse 22 of 35

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And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

Genesis 26:22 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Genesis 26:22

Theological / Devotional

He removed from thence. A peace-loving man, Isaac did not wish to get into trouble over the wells his men dug, and moved on each time his rights were contested. The third new well seems to have been sufficiently far from the Philistines that they left him in peace there, for which reason he named it Rehoboth, “wide spaces.” This spring has been identified with the present er-Ruchebeh, 20 mi. southwest of Beersheba in the Wadi Ruchebeh, which perpetuates today the name it received from Isaac.

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