Genesis 26:17
Context26:17 So Isaac left there and settled in the Gerar Valley. 1
Genesis 26:22
Context26:22 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
Context26:25 Then Isaac built an altar there and worshiped 5 the Lord. He pitched his tent there, and his servants dug a well. 6


[26:17] 1 tn Heb “and he camped in the valley of Gerar and he lived there.”
[26:22] 2 tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Isaac) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[26:22] 3 tn Heb “and he called its name.”
[26:22] 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.
[26:25] 3 tn Heb “called in the name of.” The expression refers to worshiping the
[26:25] 4 tn Heb “and they dug there, the servants of Isaac, a well.”