And he went up from thence to Beersheba.
Study Helps
Interpretation
Isaac met with much opposition in digging wells. Two were called Contention and Hatred.
Read with
This thought runs through Genesis 26:22-25.
Glossary
- Beersheba Place
- Well of the oath, or well of seven, a well dug by Abraham, and so named because he and Abimelech here entered into a compact ( Gen. 21:31 ). On re-opening it, Isaac gave it the same name ( Gen. 26:31-33 ). Modern identification: Tel Beer Sheva.