Genesis 26:22
And he moved on from thence and digged another well, and they disputed not for it,—so he called the name thereof. Rehoboth, and said, For, now, hath Yahweh made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
23And he went up from thence, to Beer-sheba.
Cross References
Genesis 28:3And, GOD Almighty, bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, so shalt thou become a multitude of peoples.
Exodus 1:7But the sons of Israel, were fruitful and swarmed and multiplied and waxed mighty, with exceeding vigour,—so that the land was filled with them.
Psalms 18:19And brought me out, into a large place, he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
Psalms 119:32The way of thy commandments, will I run, for thou wilt enlarge my heart.
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 →