Study it in the app“He moved on from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it; so he called its name Rehoboth, and said, “For now YHWH has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.””
Isaac leaves disputed wells and digs another until there is roomConflict and Reconciliation
He moved onוַיַּעְתֵּקfrom thereמִשָּׁםand dugוַיַּחְפֹּרanotherאַחֶרֶתwell,בְּאֵרand they did not quarrelוְלֹא רָבוּover it;עָלֶיהָso he calledוַיִּקְרָאits nameשְׁמָהּRehoboth,רְחֹבוֹתand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“ForכִּיnowעַתָּהYHWHיְהוָהhas made roomהִרְחִיבfor us,לָנוּand we will be fruitfulוּפָרִינוּin the land.”בָאָרֶץ
move on
To move from one place to another, or to shift something from its place.
Where else “yatek” appearsdig
To make a well or a pit in the ground.
Where else “yachpor” appearsother
Other, another; next.
Where else “acheret” appearswell
A deep hole dug in the ground to draw water.
Where else “beer” appearsquarrel
To fight with words.
Where else “ravu” appearscry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “yikra” appearsname
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shema” appearsRehoboth
Rehoboth, a place name that means "broad places": Rehoboth-ir, a city of Assyria, and a well and a town in the south.
Where else “rechovot” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsmake room, enlarge
Make wide, give ample room; enlarge.
Where else “hirchiv” appearsbe fruitful
Bear fruit; be fruitful, have descendants.
Where else “farinu” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears“Rehoboth” (Rechovot) means “wide spaces.”
21They dug another well, and they quarreled over it too, so he called its name Sitnah.
22 · This verse (above)
23From there he went up to Beersheba.
1. What it says
What did YHWH promise Isaac, and what happened with the wells he dug (vv. 2-5, 18-22)?
2. What it means
What did Isaac say when he named the well Rehoboth, the one they did not quarrel over, and what does that show about his attitude (vv. 20-22)?
3. How I live it
How can you respond with peace the next time someone disputes something that is yours?
