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22 And he moved away from there, and dug another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the shem of it Rechovot (Broad Places); and he said, For now Hashem hath made rachav (room) for us, and we shall be fruitful in ha’aretz.

23 And he went up from there to Beer-Sheva.

24 And Hashem appeared unto him balailah hahu, and said, I am Elohei Avraham avichah; fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy zera for the sake of Avdi Avraham (My Servant Abraham).

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22 He moved on from there and dug another well, and no one quarreled over it. He named it Rehoboth,[a](A) saying, “Now the Lord has given us room(B) and we will flourish(C) in the land.”

23 From there he went up to Beersheba.(D) 24 That night the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham.(E) Do not be afraid,(F) for I am with you;(G) I will bless you and will increase the number of your descendants(H) for the sake of my servant Abraham.”(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 26:22 Rehoboth means room.