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22 Isaac moved away from Sitnah and he dug another well. No one quarrelled with him about this well. So he called it Rehoboth.[a] He said, ‘Now the Lord has given us a place to live. We will have many good things in this land.’

23 From that place, Isaac went to Beersheba. 24 That night the Lord appeared to him. The Lord said, ‘I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, because I am with you. I will bless you. I will give you many descendants because of my servant Abraham.’

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  1. 26:22 Rehoboth means ‘to have space or room’.

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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  1. Genesis 26:22 Rehoboth means room.