It came about after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac lived by Beer-lahai-roi.
Parallel translations
- WEB After the death of Abraham, God blessed Isaac, his son. Isaac lived by Beer Lahai Roi.
- KJV And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahairoi.
- BSB After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near Beer-lahai-roi.
- NKJV And it came to pass, after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac. And Isaac dwelt at Beer Lahai Roi.
- NLT After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who settled near Beer-lahai-roi in the Negev.
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Quick answer
After Abraham's death, God blesses Isaac, who settles by Beer Lahai Roi.
Overview
The blessing once resting on Abraham now visibly continues with Isaac, showing the covenant passing to the next generation. God's faithfulness does not die with the patriarch but carries forward through the promised line. Isaac's dwelling near the well of God's seeing care underscores the Lord's ongoing presence.
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Cross-references · 6
- Gen 22:17that I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your offspring greatly like the stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on the seashore. Your offspring will possess the gate of his enemies.
- Gen 16:14Therefore the well was called Beer Lahai Roi. Behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
- Gen 17:19God said, “No, but Sarah, your wife, will bear you a son. You shall call his name Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him.
- Gen 12:2I will make of you a great nation. I will bless you and make your name great. You will be a blessing.
- Gen 24:62Isaac came from the way of Beer Lahai Roi, for he lived in the land of the South.
- Gen 50:24Joseph said to his brothers, “I am dying, but God will surely visit you, and bring you up out of this land to the land which he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”
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From the first promise that the seed of the woman would crush the serpent (3:15), through Abraham's blessing to all nations and Judah's coming ruler, Genesis sows every seed that flowers in Christ — the true offspring, the better Adam, the ram caught for Isaac.
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