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 ) .
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And they opened another well and strove for that one also; and he called the name of it Sitnah.
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And he left there and opened another well; and for that one they did not strive and he called the name of it Rehoboth, and he said, For now the LORD has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.
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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 slave Abraham’s sake.
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And he built an altar there and called upon the name of the LORD and pitched his tent there; and there Isaac’s slaves opened a well.