Genesis 26:17

26:17 So Isaac left there and settled in the Gerar Valley. 1 

Genesis 26:22

26:22 Then he moved away from there and dug another well. They did not quarrel over it, so Isaac 2  named it 3  Rehoboth, 4  saying, “For now the Lord has made room for us, and we will prosper in the land.”

Genesis 26:25

26:25 Then Isaac built an altar there and worshiped 5  the Lord. He pitched his tent there, and his servants dug a well. 6 

1 tn Heb “and he camped in the valley of Gerar and he lived there.”

2 tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Isaac) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

3 tn Heb “and he called its name.”

4 sn The name Rehoboth (רְהֹבוֹת, rehovot) is derived from a verbal root meaning “to make room.” The name was a reminder that God had made room for them. The story shows Isaac’s patience with the opposition; it also shows how God’s blessing outdistanced the men of Gerar. They could not stop it or seize it any longer.

3 tn Heb “called in the name of.” The expression refers to worshiping the Lord through prayer and sacrifice (see Gen 4:26; 12:8; 13:4; 21:33). See G. J. Wenham, Genesis (WBC), 1:116.

4 tn Heb “and they dug there, the servants of Isaac, a well.”