Genesis 26:22 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NLT

Abandoning that one, Isaac moved on and dug another well. This time there was no dispute over it, so Isaac named the place Rehoboth (which means “open space”), for he said, “At last the Lord has created enough space for us to prosper in this land.”

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

משׁמרת mı̂shmeret — “charge, ordinance.”

עשׂק ‛êśeq — Esek, “strife.”

שׂטנה śı̂ṭnâh<…

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19-35:29).

THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.

Abraham beg…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And he removed from there. A little further from their border, to cut off all pretence, and put a stop to all dispute and…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

Isaac met with much opposition in digging wells. Two were called Contention and Hatred. See the nature of worldly things: they cause quarrels and a…