Genesis 26:22

22 He moved on from there and dug another well. But no one argued about that one. So he named it Rehoboth. He said, "Now the LORD has given us room. Now we will do well in the land."

Genesis 26:22 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 26:22

And he removed from thence
A little further from their border, to cut off all pretence, and put a stop to all dispute and controversy for the future: and digged another well;
in the place he removed to: and for that they strove not;
it being at such a distance from their border, they could not have the face to claim any right to it: and he called the name of it Rehoboth;
which signifies broad and spacious, places, enlargements: for now hath the Lord made room for us;
for himself, his family, his herds, and flocks, and freed them, from those difficulties under which they laboured, and the straits into which they were brought through the contention of the herdsmen of Gerar: and we shall be fruitful in the land;
his flocks and his herds increase, having good pasturage and watering for them, and so he and his family be in prosperous circumstances.

Genesis 26:22 In-Context

20 But the people of Gerar who took care of their herds argued with the people who took care of Isaac's herds. "The water is ours!" the people of Gerar said. So Isaac named the well Esek. That's because they argued with him.

21 Then Isaac's servants dug another well. They argued about that one too. So he named it Sitnah.

22 He moved on from there and dug another well. But no one argued about that one. So he named it Rehoboth. He said, "Now the LORD has given us room. Now we will do well in the land."

23 From there Isaac went up to Beersheba.

24 That night the LORD appeared to him. He said, "I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid. I am with you. I will bless you. I will increase the number of your children because of my servant Abraham."