Genesis 13:3

13:3 And he journeyed from place to place ¹  from the Negev as far as Bethel. ²  He returned ³  to the place where he had pitched his tent ⁴  at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai.

Genesis 24:62

24:62 Now ⁵  Isaac came from ⁶  Beer Lahai Roi, ⁷  for ⁸  he was living in the Negev. ⁹ 

Psalms 105:13

105:13 they wandered from nation to nation,

and from one kingdom to another. ¹⁰ 

Hebrews 11:13-14

11:13 These all died in faith without receiving the things promised, ¹¹  but they saw them in the distance and welcomed them and acknowledged that they were strangers and foreigners ¹²  on the earth. 11:14 For those who speak in such a way make it clear that they are seeking a homeland.

¹ tn Heb “on his journeys”; the verb and noun combination means to pick up the tents and move from camp to camp.

² map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.

³ tn The words “he returned” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁴ tn Heb “where his tent had been.”

⁵ tn The disjunctive clause switches the audience’s attention to Isaac and signals a new episode in the story.

⁶ tn Heb “from the way of.”

⁷ sn The Hebrew name Beer Lahai Roi (בְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִי, bÿ’er lakhay ro’i) means “The well of the Living One who sees me.” See Gen 16:14.

⁸ tn This disjunctive clause is explanatory.

⁹ tn Or “the South [country].”

¹⁰ tn Heb “and from a kingdom to another nation.”

¹¹ tn Grk “the promises,” referring to the things God promised, not to the pledges themselves.

¹² tn Or “sojourners.”