He left that place, and dug another well. They didn’t argue over that one. He called it Rehoboth. He said, “For now Yahweh has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”
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He left that place, and dug another well. They didn’t argue over that one. He called it Rehoboth. He said, “For now Yahweh has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”
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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.
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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.'
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Passages linked to Genesis 26:22 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 17:6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you. Kings will come out of you.
- Exodus 1:7 The children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.
- Psalms 118:5 Out of my distress, I called on Yah. Yah answered me with freedom.
- Genesis 28:3 May God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, that you may be a company of peoples,
- Genesis 41:52 The name of the second, he called Ephraim: “For God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
- Psalms 4:1 Answer me when I call, God of my righteousness. Give me relief from my distress. Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.
- Psalms 18:19 He brought me out also into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Or, largeness, room.
Or, largeness, room.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 26:22 And he removed from thence, and digged…
Gen 26:22 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.
Ver. 22. And he removed from thence, &c.] See here a pattern of a patient and peaceable disposition, not broken by the continual injuries and affronts of the Philistines, that maligned and molested him, "I am peace," saith David; {Psa 120:7} and I, saith Isaac; and I, saith every son of peace, every child of wisdom. How well might good Isaac take up that of David, and say, "My feet stand in an even place" {a} {Psa 26:12} now that he was at Rehoboth especially, and God had made room for him: The scales of his mind neither rose up toward the beam, through their own lightness; nor were too much depressed with any load of sorrow: but, hanging equally and unmoved between both, gave him liberty, in all occurrences, to enjoy himself. Our minds, saith a divine, {b} should be like to the adamant, that no knife can cut; the salamander, that no fire can burn; the rock, which no waves can shake; the cypress tree, which no weather can alter; the hill Olympus, higher than storm or tempest, wind or weather can reach unto; or rather, "like mount Zion, that cannot be removed, but standeth fast for ever". {Psa 125:1} Thus Paul had "learned how to abound, and to be abased". {Php 4:11} Bradford, if the Queen would give him life, he would thank her; if banish him, he would thank her; if burn him, he will thank her; if condemn him to perpetual imprisonment, he will thank her; as he told one Cresswell, that offered to intercede for him. {c} Praeclara est, aequabilitas in omni vita, et idem semper vultus eademque frons, ut de Socrate, idemque de C. Laelio accepimus, saith Cicero, in his books of offices, {d} which book the old Lord Burleigh, Lord High Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth, would always carry about him, to his dying day, either in his bosom or pocket: {e} and what use he made of it, take M. Camden’s {f} testimony: Burleigh, Lord Treasurer, was wont to say, that he overcame envy more by patience than pertinacy. His private estate he managed with that integrity, that he never sued any man, no man ever sued him. He was in the number of those few, that both lived and died with glory.
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{a} Barthol. Westmer., in Ps. xxvi.
{b} Ambros.
{c} Act. and Mon.
{d} Aelian., lib. ix. - Solln., cap. 8.
{e} Peacham’s Complete Gentleman, p. 45.
{f} Camden’s Elisabeth, fol. 495.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he went up from thence to Beersheba. From…
And he went up from thence to Beersheba. From the place he last, removed unto Beersheba; the famine being over, he returns to the place where he and his rather formerly lived, Gen 21:33.
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gen 26:24And the Lord appeared to him in the same night,.... The first night he came to Beersheba, in a dream or vision, in which the Lord was represented as speaking to him:
and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father; though he was dead, he remembered the covenant he made with him, and the promises he made unto him: and besides, though Abraham was dead as to his body, yet alive in his soul; for God is not the God of the dead, but of the living, Mat 22:32,
fear not; any future famine, nor want of any good things, nor any enemies, the Philistines his neighbours, who had driven him from their country, and had harassed him from place to place:
for I am with thee, and will bless thee; and if God is with his people, they have nothing to fear from men; and if he blesses them, they are blessed, and no curse can light upon them:
and multiply thy seed, for my servant Abraham's sake; who was a faithful, diligent, servant of his; whose service was, not forgotten by him, but would be rewarded in a way of grace, though not of debt.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain He digged a well, and for that they strove…
He digged a well, and for that they strove not - Those that follow peace, sooner or later, shall find peace: those that study to be quiet seldom fail of being so. This well they called Rehoboth - Enlargements, room enough.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Gen 26:22. He digged a well, and for that…
Gen 26:22. He digged a well, and for that they strove not — Those that follow peace, sooner or later shall find peace. Those that study to be quiet, seldom fail of being so. This well they called Rehoboth, enlargement, room enough.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Latitude. That is, wideness, or room. (Challoner) --- Hebrew…
Latitude. That is, wideness, or room. (Challoner) --- Hebrew Reheboth, widely extended streams, latitudines. See chap. x. 11.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 22. Rehoboth] That is, Broad places, or, Room. LXX…
22. Rehoboth] That is, Broad places, or, Room. LXX Εὐρυχωρία; Lat. Latitudo. This has been identified by modern travellers with a place called. er-Ruḥaibeh, 20 miles S. W. of Beer-sheba, where there is a well.
we shall be fruitful] i.e. prosperous. Prosperity depended upon unhindered access to a supply of water. The same word is used as in Gen_1:22, Gen_41:52, Gen_49:22.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And he removed from thence (yielding that too), and…
And he removed from thence (yielding that too), and digged another well; and for that they strove not (perhaps as being beyond the boundaries of Gerar): and he called the name of it Reheboth; i.e. "Wide spaces" (hence "streets,"; Gen_19:2) from bjr to be or become broad; conjectured to have been situated in the Wady Ruhaibeh, about eight and a half hours to the south of Beersheba, where are still found a well named Bir-Rohebeh and ruins of a city of the same name (Robinson, vol. 1. p. 289; Thomson, "Land and Book," p. 558)and he said, For now the Lord hath made room (literally, hath made a broad space) for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.
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Ver. 22.
Digging wells of salvation.
he removed from thence, and digged another well." Historically, an instance of a meek and quiet spirit in contact with the world. Wells precious. Often formed with much labor. Herdsmen of Gerar took what Isaac had digged. Twice he yielded for the sake of peace. Then he digged another, and for it they strove not. His example (cf. Mat_5:39; 1Co_6:7) But we may also observe a typical significance. Wells, fountains, sources of "living water" (Isa_12:3; Zec_13:1) connected with spiritual blessings. (cf. 1Co_10:4 with Joh_4:14 Joh_7:39)
I ISAAC DIGGED, to find "the gift of God" (common. Eastern name for water). The gift is from God alone (Isa_44:3; Zec_12:10) His will to bless appears through the whole Bible in the first formation of man, and in care for the salvation of sinners. (Luk_19:10) But many, though thirsty, do not seek living water. They have not peace. Separation from God brings unrest. (Isa_57:20) But the cause is not believed, and the way of comfort not loved. Many try all ways to find peace except the right one. They will follow preachers, or take up systems, or join associations. But Christ"s word is "Come unto me." Again, many will not dig; content merely to wish. God who bestows the gift has appointed means. (Mat_11:12) These do not really desire a work of grace in their souls. Want to be made safe, not to be renewed; to be delivered from fear, but not disturbed just now. Hence do not search their, (Psa_119:130) or pray for the Holy Spirit, (Eze_37:9) or care for the salvation of others. (1Jn_3:17) It is God"s will we should dig. He may send a blessing unsought. But usually he works through means. The Bible, prayer, the Lord"s table, Christian converse, Christian work, (Pro_11:25) all are as wells, means for getting the water of life; nothing in themselves, yet made effectual where the blessing is desired.
II HINDRANCES. Let none expect to possess wells of salvation without. They form the trial of faith. (1Pe_1:7) From those who love not God. A Christian member of a worldly family, or cast among careless associates, meets many hindrances. They may be open or veiled; in opposition or in mistaken kindness. And time for prayer is intruded on, and work for God is hindered, and a constant opposing influence is felt to chill the love of God. Or the hindrance may be from within. In prayer the mind overpowered by intrusive thoughts; besetting sins constantly gaining the victory; our spirits not in harmony with the "still small voice." Remember it is God"s will through trial to give victory. (1Co_10:13) Amalek fought against Israel (Ex 17) as the herdsmen strove against Isaac, but the way of victory was the same in both instances trust and perseverance.
III DIGGED ANOTHER WELL. (Gal_6:9) Will the Lord fail his people though surrounded by hindrances? Is some means of grace debarred? Is some line of Christian work, some way of Christian progress, closed against thee? Dig another well. Seek and pray for other channels in which to consecrate thy life. Perhaps the real foe hindering thee was self-will, and God has helped thee to put down self. Jesus cried, "Come unto me and drink." Whatever be the well, he is the source of its spring. Make it clear to your own heart that you are pressing to him. Tell God that it is indeed so. Then in some form or other the prayer, "Spring up, O well," shall have an abundant answer. M.
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