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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(well of the living).
Hagar
’s well (
Gen. 16:6-14; 24:62; 25:11
6
But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.
7
And the angel of the Lord found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
8
And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
9
And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
10
And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
11
And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the Lord hath heard thy affliction.
12
And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
13
And she called the name of the Lord that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?
14
Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered. (Genesis 16:6‑14)
62
And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the south country. (Genesis 24:62)
11
And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahai-roi. (Genesis 25:11)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
This signifies “well of the living and seeing one.” A well situated between
Kadesh
and
Bered
, “in the way to
Shur
,” therefore in the
south
. It was here that
Hagar
, when she fled from
Sarai
, was met by the angel of the
Lord
: her exclamation on that occasion, “Thou
God
seest me,” gave to the well its name (
Gen. 16:14
14
Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered. (Genesis 16:14)
).
Isaac
dwelt near the same “well
LAHAI-ROI
” (
Gen. 24:62
62
And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the south country. (Genesis 24:62)
;
Gen. 25:11
11
And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahai-roi. (Genesis 25:11)
).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
883
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
B’er
Phonic:
la-Chay
Meaning:
from
875
and
2416
(with prefix) and
7203
; well of a living (One) my Seer; Beer-Lachai-Roi, a place in the Desert
KJV Usage:
Beer-lahai-roi
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
well of the living (one) seeing me
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
The living God looking on me:―well of Hagar’s relief [BEER-LAHAIROI], Gen. 24:62. {Vivens Deus aspiciens me}
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