21 Then they dug another well and quarreled over that one also, so he named it Sitnah.[a] 22 He moved from there and dug another, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Rehoboth[b] and said, “For now the Lord has made space for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”

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23 From there he went up to Beer-sheba,

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Footnotes

  1. 26:21 = Hostility
  2. 26:22 = Open Spaces

21 Then they dug another well, but they quarreled(A) over that one also; so he named it Sitnah.[a] 22 He moved on from there and dug another well, and no one quarreled over it. He named it Rehoboth,[b](B) saying, “Now the Lord has given us room(C) and we will flourish(D) in the land.”

23 From there he went up to Beersheba.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 26:21 Sitnah means opposition.
  2. Genesis 26:22 Rehoboth means room.