World English Bible
Genesis 26:23
“He went up from there to Beersheba.”
Genesis 26:23 in the King James Version
And he went up from thence to Beersheba.Read Genesis 26:23 in the King James Version →
Verse in context — Genesis 26
They dug another well, and they argued over that, also. He called its name Sitnah.
He left that place, and dug another well. They didn't argue over that one. He called it Rehoboth. He said, "For now Yahweh has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.
He went up from there to Beersheba.
Yahweh appeared to him the same night, and said, "I am the God of Abraham your father. Don't be afraid, for I am with you, and will bless you, and multiply your seed for my servant Abraham's sake.
He built an altar there, and called on the name of Yahweh, and pitched his tent there. There Isaac's servants dug a well.
Cross references for Genesis 26:23
- Genesis 21:31
Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because they both swore there.
- Judges 20:1
Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was assembled as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, to Yahweh at Mizpah.
- Genesis 46:1
Israel traveled with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father, Isaac.
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