Genesis 24:62
in Genesis 24Now Isaac had just returned from Beer-lahai-roi, for he was living in the Negev.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Isaac came from the way of Beer-lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the land of the South.
KJV
And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahai–roi; for he dwelt in the south country.
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This verse in Genesis 24
Commentary
4 notes on this verseAnd Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi,.... The well at which the angel met with Hagar, when she fled from her mistress, Gen 16:7. The Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem say, that Isaac came from the school of Shem the great: for he dwelt in the south country: at Beersheba, to which Abraham, it seems, was returned again; for that they dwelt together as yet, is clear from his mother Sarah's tent, into which he introduced Rebekah, Gen 24:67; see Gen 22:19.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
Therefore the servant took Rebekah and showed her to Isaac. However, let us see where she found him. "She found him at the well of the oath." Look, brothers: Isaac's servant found Rebekah at the well, and Rebekah in turn found Isaac at the well.
(Verses 62 and 63.) And he himself dwelt in the land of the south: and Isaac went forth to meditate in the field towards evening. The land of the south signifies Gerar, to which he had once been led by his father to be sacrificed. But when it says, And he went forth to meditate in the field, which in Greek is called ἀδολεσχῆσαι, in Hebrew it is read: And Isaac went forth to speak in the field, the evening already declining.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
And Isaac came - Concerning this well see Gen 16:13, Gen 16:14, etc. As it appears from Gen 25:11, that Isaac dwelt at the well Lahai-roi, it has been conjectured that he had now come on a visit to his aged father at Beersheba, where he waited in expectation of his bride. For he dwelt in the south country - The southern part of the land of Canaan. See Gen 12:9.
The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְיִצְחָק֙ | veyitzchak | and Isaac | H3327 → | 108 times |
| בָּ֣א | ba' | he came | H935 → | 2568 times |
| מִבּ֔וֹא | mibo' | from going | H935 → | 2568 times |
| בְּאֵ֥ר | beer | Beer | H883 → | 9 times |
| לַחַ֖י | lachai | Lahai | H883 → | 9 times |
| רֹאִ֑י | roi | Roi | H883 → | 9 times |
| וְה֥וּא | vehu' | and he | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| יוֹשֵׁ֖ב | yoshev | [was] dwelling | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| בְּאֶ֥רֶץ | beeretz | in [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| הַנֶּֽגֶב׃ | hanegev | the Negev | H5045 → | 112 times |
וְיִצְחָק֙and Isaac
veyitzchakH3327 →108 times
בָּ֣אhe came
ba'H935 →2568 times
מִבּ֔וֹאfrom going
mibo'H935 →2568 times
בְּאֵ֥רBeer
beerH883 →9 times
לַחַ֖יLahai
lachaiH883 →9 times
רֹאִ֑יRoi
roiH883 →9 times
וְה֥וּאand he
vehu'H1931 →1879 times
יוֹשֵׁ֖ב[was] dwelling
yoshevH3427 →1079 times
בְּאֶ֥רֶץin [the] land of
beeretzH776 →2504 times
הַנֶּֽגֶב׃the Negev
hanegevH5045 →112 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Genesis 25:11After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near Beer-lahai-roi.
it leads to
- Genesis 22:17
I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
- Genesis 16:14
Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi. It is located between Kadesh and Bered.
- Genesis 17:19
But God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after…
- Genesis 12:2
I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
- Genesis 22:17
Through
Genesis 12:9And Abram journeyed on toward the Negev.
it leads to
- Genesis 13:3
From the Negev he journeyed from place to place toward Bethel, until he came to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had formerly been pitched,
- Genesis 13:3
Through
Genesis 16:14Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi. It is located between Kadesh and Bered.
it leads to
- Genesis 25:11
After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near Beer-lahai-roi.
- Genesis 25:11
Through
Genesis 20:1Now Abraham journeyed from there to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was staying in Gerar,
it leads to
- Genesis 26:6
So Isaac settled in Gerar.
- Genesis 26:1
Now there was another famine in the land, subsequent to the one that had occurred in Abraham’s time. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar.
- Genesis 26:6
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Caesarius of Arles, SERMON 85.4; Jerome, Hebrew Questions on Genesis and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).