"And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth…" — Genesis 26:22

Genesis 26:22 · KJV

“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. {Rehoboth: that is Room}”

— Genesis 26:22

Verse 21

And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah. {Sitnah: that is, Hatred}

Verse 23

And he went up from thence to Beersheba.

Genesis 26 — Context

And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water {is} ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him. {Esek: that is, Contention}

And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah. {Sitnah: that is, Hatred}

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. {Rehoboth: that is Room}

And he went up from thence to Beersheba.

And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I {am} the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I {am} with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.

Cross References

Genesis 17:6

And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

Exodus 1:7

And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

Psalms 118:5

I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, {and set me} in a large place. {in distress: Heb. out of distress}

Genesis 28:3

And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people; {a multitude...: Heb. an assembly of people}

Genesis 41:52

And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction. {Ephraim: that is, Fruitful}

Psalms 18:19

He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

Psalms 4:1

[To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David.] Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me {when I was} in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. {chief...: or, overseer} {have...: or, be gracious unto me}