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Gen 26:22 — And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

digged		The wells in Arabia are generally dug in the rock: their mouths are about six feet in diameter, and they are from nineteen to twenty feet in depth. But Niebuhr informs us, that many wells are from 160 to 170 feet deep.
Rehoboth		i.e., Room.
the LORD		Psa 4:1; Psa 18:19; Psa 118:5
be fruitful		Gen 17:6; Gen 28:3; Gen 41:52; Exd 1:7

Correlating Passages

the LORD

	Psa 4:1	[[To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David.]] Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me [when I was] in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.
	Psa 18:19	He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
	Psa 118:5	I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, [and set me] in a large place.

be fruitful

	Gen 17:6	And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
	Gen 28:3	And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;
	Gen 41:52	And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.
	Exd 1:7	And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

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Scott, Thomas. "Genesis 26:22," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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