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Selected Verse: Genesis 16:14 - King James
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Ge 16:14 |
King James |
Wherefore the well was called Beerlahairoi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
Beerlahairoi
That is, The well of him that liveth and seeth me. (Gen 24:62); (Gen 25:11). |
Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
The well was called Beer - lahai - roi - The well of him that lives and sees me. 'Tis likely Hagar put this name upon it, and it was retained long after. This was the place where the God of glory manifested the special care he took of a poor woman in distress. Those that are graciously admitted into communion with God, and receive seasonable comforts from him, should tell others what he has done for their souls, that they also may be encouraged to seek him and trust in him. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi - It appears, from Gen 16:7, that Hagar had sat down by a fountain or well of water in the wilderness of Shur, at which the Angel of the Lord found her; and, to commemorate the wonderful discovery which God had made of himself, she called the name of the well באר לחי ראי beer-lachai-roi, "A well to the Living One who seeth me." Two things seem implied here:
1. A dedication of the well to Him who had appeared to her; and,
2. Faith in the promise: for he who is the Living One, existing in all generations, must have it ever in his power to accomplish promises which are to be fulfilled through the whole lapse of time. |
11 And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahairoi.
62 And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi; for he dwelt in the south country.
7 And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.