Study it in the app“YHWH appeared to him that night and said, “I am the Elohim of Abraham your father. Do not be afraid, for I am with you, and I will bless you and multiply your offspring because of Abraham my servant.””
YHWHיְהוָהappearedוַיֵּרָאto himאֵלָיוthatהַהוּאnightבַּלַּיְלָהand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Iאָנֹכִיam the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Abrahamאַבְרָהָםyour father.אָבִיךָDo not be afraid,אַל תִּירָאforכִּיIאָנֹכִיam with you,אִתְּךָand I will bless youוּבֵרַכְתִּיךָand multiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִיyour offspringאֶת זַרְעֲךָbecause ofבַּעֲבוּרAbrahamאַבְרָהָםmy servant.”עַבְדִּי
YHWH
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” appearsappear
To let oneself be seen: YHWH let Abram see him.
Where else “yera” appearsnight
Night.
Where else “layla” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appearsAbraham
Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.
Where else “avraham” appearsfather
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appearsfear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “tira” appearsbless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “verachti” appearsmultiply
To grow in number.
Where else “hirbeti” appearsoffspring
The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.
Where else “zara” appearsservant of YHWH
YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.
Where else “avdi” appears23From there he went up to Beersheba.
24 · This verse (above)
25He built there an altar and called on the name of YHWH, and pitched his tent there, and there Isaac’s servants dug a well.
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?
