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22 Isaac didn’t want any more trouble, so he moved on from there and dug yet another well. At last, they didn’t quarrel over this one, so Isaac named this well Rehoboth, which means “wide spaces.”

Isaac (explaining): Now the Eternal One has provided this wide space for us. We will become numerous and prosperous in this land.

23 From there, Isaac traveled to Beersheba. 24 The night they arrived, the Eternal One appeared to him.

Eternal One: I am the God of your father, Abraham. Don’t be afraid because I am there with you. I will bless you with many descendants according to the promise I made to 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.