Genesis 24:62 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 24:62

Now Isaac had just returned from Beer-lahai-roi, for he was living in the Negev.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

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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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And 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.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

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.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְיִצְחָק֙	ve.yitz.Chak	and Isaac	H3327 →
בָּ֣א	ba'	he came	H935 →
מִבּ֔וֹא	mi.Bo'	from going	H935 →
בְּאֵ֥ר	be.'Er	Beer	H883 →
לַחַ֖י	la.Chai	Lahai	H883 →
רֹאִ֑י	ro.'I	Roi	H883 →
וְה֥וּא	ve.Hu'	and he	H1931 →
יוֹשֵׁ֖ב	yo.Shev	[was] dwelling	H3427 →
בְּאֶ֥רֶץ	be.'E.retz	in [the] land of	H776 →
הַנֶּֽגֶב׃	ha.Ne.gev	the Negev	H5045 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 25:11
After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near Beer-lahai-roi.
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.
Through
Genesis 12:9
And Abram journeyed on toward the Negev.
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,
Through
Genesis 16:14
Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi. It is located between Kadesh and Bered.
leads to
- Genesis 25:11
  After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near Beer-lahai-roi.
Through
Genesis 20:1
Now Abraham journeyed from there to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was staying in Gerar,
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.