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Genesis 26:22

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And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

And he removed {H6275} from thence, and digged {H2658} another {H312} well {H875}; and for that they strove {H7378} not: and he called {H7121} the name of it {H8034} Rehoboth {H7344}; and he said {H559}, For now {H6258} the LORD {H3068} hath made room {H7337} for us, and we shall be fruitful {H6509} in the land {H776}.

He went away from there and dug another well, and over that one they didn't quarrel. So he called it Rechovot [wide open spaces] and said, "Because now ADONAI has made room for us, and we will be productive in the land."

He moved on from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Rehoboth and said, “At last the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”

And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now Jehovah hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

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Cross-References

  • Exodus 1:7 (5 votes)

    And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

  • Genesis 17:6 (5 votes)

    And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

  • Psalms 118:5 (4 votes)

    I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, [and set me] in a large place.

  • Genesis 41:52 (4 votes)

    And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.

  • Genesis 28:3 (3 votes)

    And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;

  • Psalms 18:19 (3 votes)

    He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

  • Psalms 4:1 (3 votes)

    ¶ To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David. Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me [when I was] in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.