"And he went up from thence to Beersheba." — Genesis 26:23

Genesis 26:23 · KJV

“And he went up from thence to Beersheba.”

— Genesis 26:23

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}

Verse 24

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.

Genesis 26 — Context

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

And he went up from thence to Beersheba.

And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well.

Cross References

Genesis 21:31

Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them. {Beersheba: that is, The well of the oath}

Genesis 46:1

And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.

Judges 20:1

Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh.