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22 He went away from there and dug another well, and over that one they didn’t quarrel. So he called it Rechovot [wide open spaces] and said, “Because now Adonai has made room for us, and we will be productive in the land.”

(iv) 23 From there Yitz’chak went up to Be’er-Sheva. 24 Adonai appeared to him that same night and said, “I am the God of Avraham your father. Don’t be afraid, because I am with you; I will bless you and increase your descendants for the sake of my servant Avraham.”

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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.