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21 Then Isaac’s servants dug another well. But there was an argument over this well too. So Isaac named that well Sitnah.[a]

22 Isaac moved from there and dug another well. No one came to argue about this well. So Isaac named it Rehoboth.[b] He said, “Now the Lord has found a place for us. We will grow and be successful in this place.”

23 From there Isaac went to Beersheba.

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  1. Genesis 26:21 Sitnah This means “hatred” or “being an enemy.”
  2. Genesis 26:22 Rehoboth This means “open place” or “crossroads.”

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