Genesis 26:23

Isaac went up from there to Beer-sheba.

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In The King James Version

And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba.

In Context

22He moved on from these and dug another well; and over that one there was no dispute. So he called it Rehoboth, and said, “For now the Lord has made room for us and we will be fruitful in the land.”

24The Lord appeared to him the same night and said, “I am the God of Abraham your father, do not be afraid, because I am with you, and will bless you and make your descendants numerous for the sake of my servant Abraham.”

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Cross References

Genesis 46:1Then Israel set out on his journey with all that he had. He went to Beersheba and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

Amos 5:5But do not seek Bethel, do not enter Gilgal, do not go over to Beer-sheba. For Gilgal will enter exile, and Bethel will go to destruction.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 26:13-26

Isaac's Removal to Beersheba. ( b. c. 1804.) 12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him: 13 And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great: 14 For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him. 15 For all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth. 16 And… Read the whole commentary →

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