He left that place, and dug another well. They didn`t argue over that one. He called it Rehoboth. He said, "For now Yahweh has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land."

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

משׁמרת mı̂shmeret — “charge, ordinance.”

עשׂק ‛êśeq — Esek, “strife.”

שׂטנה śı̂ṭnâh<…

Charles Ellicott

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

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

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…

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