Genesis 26:23

Theophany at Beer-sheba

23 From there he went up 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 Then they dug another well and quarreled over that one also, so he named it Hostility.
22 He moved from there and dug another, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Open Spaces and said, "For now the Lord has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land."
23 From there he went up to Beer-sheba,
24 and the Lord appeared to him that night and said, "I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your offspring because of My servant Abraham."
25 So he built an altar there, worshiped the Lord, and pitched his tent there. Isaac's slaves also dug a well there.
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