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Genesis 25:11

AbrahamIsaacBeer-lahai-roi
Covenant and promisesGod's faithfulness

9 His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite.

10 This was the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites. Abraham was buried there with his wife Sarah.

After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near Beer-lahai-roi.

12 This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham.

13 These are the names of the sons of Ishmael in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

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BSB
After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near 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 Lahai-roi.
WEB
After the death of Abraham, God blessed Isaac, his son. Isaac lived by Beer Lahai Roi.
ASV
And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed Isaac his son. And Isaac dwelt by Beer-lahai-roi.
DARBY
And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac. And Isaac dwelt at Beer-lahai-roi.
BLB
And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed Isaac his son. And Isaac dwelt near Beer-lahai-roi.
ÅB
Og etter Abrahams død velsignet Gud Isak, hans sønn. Og Isak bodde ved brønnen Lakai Ro'i.
OTB
Etter Abrahams død velsignet Gud hans sønn Isak, og Isak bosatte seg nær Beer-lahai-roi.
B1930
Og efter Abrahams død velsignet Gud Isak, hans sønn. Og Isak bodde ved brønnen Lakai Ro'i.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 16:14

    Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi. It is located between Kadesh and Bered.

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  • Genesis 22:17

    I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.

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  • Genesis 24:62

    Now Isaac had just returned from Beer-lahai-roi, for he was living in the Negev.

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  • Genesis 12:2

    I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.

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  • Genesis 17:19

    But God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.

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  • Genesis 50:24

    Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”

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