Genesis 26:23

23 And he went up from thence 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 And they digged another well, and they strove for that also. And he called the name of it Sitnah.
22 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 Jehovah hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.
23 And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba.
24 And Jehovah 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.
25 And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of Jehovah, and pitched his tent there. And there Isaac's servants digged a well.
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