Genesis 26:23

23 Then he went up from Gerar to Beer-sheba.

Genesis 26:23 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 26:23

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, ( Genesis 21:33 ) ( 22:19 ) .

Genesis 26:23 In-Context

21 They dug another well and argued about it too, so he named it Sitnah.
22 He left there and dug another well, but they didn't argue about it, so he named it Rehoboth and said, "Now the LORD has made an open space for us and has made us fertile in the land."
23 Then he went up from Gerar to Beer-sheba.
24 The LORD appeared to him that night and said, "I am the God of your father Abraham. Don't be afraid because I am with you. I will bless you, and I will give you many children for my servant Abraham's sake."
25 So Isaac built an altar there and worshipped in the LORD's name. Isaac pitched his tent there, and his servants dug a well.
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