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21 They dug another well, and they argued over that, also. So he called its name Sitnah.[a] 22 He left that place, and dug another well. They didn’t argue over that one. So he called it Rehoboth.[b] He said, “For now Yahweh has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”

23 He went up from there to Beersheba.

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  1. 26:21 “Sitnah” means “hostility”.
  2. 26:22 “Rehoboth” means “broad places”.

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.