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    Beer-lahai-roi

    בְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִי

    Beer-lahai-roi was a well where Hagar encountered the Angel of the Lord, between Kadesh and Bered.

    Where the story of Beer-lahai-roi happensWhere the gazetteer locates Beer-lahai-roi, framed to them: Beer-lahai-roi. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Beer-lahai-roi
    Where the gazetteer locates Beer-lahai-roi
    verses
    3
    first named
    Genesis 16:14
    last named
    Genesis 25:11
    feature
    well
    coordinates
    30.69°N · 34.33°E
    well30.69°N · 34.33°E

    Ain Muweileh (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 4 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Beer-lahai-roi in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Beer-lahai-roi, meaning "well of the Living One who sees me," was a well located between Kadesh and Bered in the Negev region. It is mentioned three times in the book of Genesis, all in connection with Hagar, Sarah's Egyptian maidservant.

    In Genesis 16, Hagar fled from Sarah after being mistreated. As she was wandering in the wilderness, the Angel of the Lord appeared to her near a spring of water. The Angel spoke to Hagar, encouraging her and instructing her to return to Sarah and submit to her. Hagar responded by calling the name of the Lord "You are the God who sees," and she named the well Beer-lahai-roi (Genesis 16:14).

    Later, in Genesis 24:62, it is mentioned that Isaac, Abraham's son, was living in the Negev and had come from Beer-lahai-roi when Rebekah arrived to become his wife. After Abraham's death, Isaac settled near Beer-lahai-roi (Genesis 25:11).

    The well of Beer-lahai-roi served as a significant location in the story of Hagar and her encounters with God. It represented a place of divine revelation, provision, and comfort for Hagar during her time of distress. The name of the well itself testifies to Hagar's recognition of God's presence and His care for her in the wilderness.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 3, across 1 book.

    1. Genesis3 verses

      16:1424:6225:11

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    via WellBeerSite where God provided water for the Israelites.via WellJacobs WellJacobs Well is a thing attested across 3 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.

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