Genesis 26:22

He moved on from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Rehoboth and said, “At last the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Isaac relocates from the dispute site to dig a third well, naming it Rehoboth after announcing that the Lord has finally provided space for his family to thrive.

The words — The Hebrew וַ/יַּעְתֵּ֣ק (va/i.ya'.Tek) translates literally as "and he moved on," while רָב֖וּ (ra.Vu) means "they disputed," directly contrasting the current peace with the prior quarrel over the Sitnah well.

The thread — The phrase "we will be fruitful in the land" mirrors the covenant promise in Genesis 17:6 and the demographic reality described in Exodus 1:7.

Why it lands — The text records a factual transition from conflict to unopposed provision, requiring the reader to acknowledge that divine space enables fruitfulness rather than human effort producing it.

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The Hebrew words

וַיַּעְתֵּ֣קva/i.ya'.Tekand/ he moved on מִשָּׁ֗םmi./Shamfrom/ there וַיַּחְפֹּר֙va/i.yach.Porand/ he dug בְּאֵ֣רbe.'Era well אַחֶ֔רֶת'a.Che.retanother וְלֹ֥אve./Lo'and/ not רָב֖וּra.Vuthey disputed עָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei./haon/ it וַיִּקְרָ֤אva/i.yik.Ra'and/ he called שְׁמָהּ֙she.Ma/hname/ its רְחֹב֔וֹתre.cho.VotRehoboth וַיֹּ֗אמֶרva/i.Yo.merand/ he said כִּֽי־ki-that עַתָּ֞ה'a.Tahnow הִרְחִ֧יבhir.Chivhe has made space יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehלָ֖נוּLa./nufor <the>/ usוּפָרִ֥ינוּu./fa.Ri.nuand/ we will be fruitful בָאָֽרֶץ׃va./'A.retzin the/ land

King James Version

And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the Lord hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

Cross-references

Genesis 17:6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.
Exodus 1:7 but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.
Psalms 118:5 In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.
Genesis 28:3 May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples.
Genesis 41:52 And the second son he named Ephraim, saying, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
Psalms 4:1 For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.
Psalms 18:19 He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.

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