Genesis 24:62

And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi; for he dwelt in the south country.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Isaac	וְיִצְחָק֙ ve.yitz.Chak	H3327	Jitschak (or Isaac) · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
came	בָּ֣א ba'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
way	מִבּ֔וֹא mi.Bo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
Lahai-roi	בְּאֵ֥ר be.'Er	H883	Beer-Lachai-Roi · proper noun, a place name
dwelt	יוֹשֵׁ֖ב yo.Shev	H3427	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
south	הַנֶּֽגֶב ha.Ne.gev	H5045	the south (from its drought) · definite article + proper noun, a place name
country	בְּאֶ֥רֶץ be.'E.retz	H776	the earth (at large · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct

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Cross-references

Genesis 16:14 Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
Genesis 25:11 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 12:9 And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.
Genesis 20:1 And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 24:62–end

Isaac and Rebekah are, at length, happily brought together. Observe, I. Isaac was well employed when he met Rebekah: He went out to meditate, or pray, in the field, at the even-tide, Gen 24:62, Gen 24:63. Some think he expected the return of his servants about this time, and went out on purpose to meet them. But, it should seem, he went out on another errand, to take the advantage of a silent evening and a solitary field for meditation and prayer, those divine exercises by which we converse with God and our own hearts. Note, 1. Holy souls love retirement. It will do us good to be often left alone, walking alone and sitting alone; and, if we have the art of improving solitude, we shall find w…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 24:53

And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and . . . gold--These are the usual articles, with money, that form a woman's dowry among the pastoral tribes. Rebekah was betrothed and accompanied the servant to Canaan.

Adam Clarke on Genesis 24:62

And Isaac came - Concerning this well see Gen 16:13, Gen 16:14, etc. As it appears from Gen 25:11, that Isaac dwelt at the well Lahai-roi, it has been conjectured that he had now come on a visit to his aged father at Beersheba, where he waited in expectation of his bride. For he dwelt in the south country - The southern part of the land of Canaan. See Gen 12:9.

John Gill on Genesis 24:62

And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi,.... The well at which the angel met with Hagar, when she fled from her mistress, Genesis 16:7. The Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem say, that Isaac came from the school of Shem the great: for he dwelt in the south country: at Beersheba, to which Abraham, it seems, was returned again; for that they dwelt together as yet, is clear from his mother Sarah's tent, into which he introduced Rebekah, Genesis 24:67; see Genesis 22:19.

John Calvin

The Church Fathers

Therefore the servant took Rebekah and showed her to Isaac. However, let us see where she found him. "She found him at the well of the oath." Look, brothers: Isaac's servant found Rebekah at the well, and Rebekah in turn found Isaac at the well. It is true: Christ does not find the church, or the church Christ, except at the sacrament of baptism.
— Caesarius of Arles, SERMON 85.4

(Verses 62 and 63.) And he himself dwelt in the land of the south: and Isaac went forth to meditate in the field towards evening. The land of the south signifies Gerar, to which he had once been led by his father to be sacrificed. But when it says, And he went forth to meditate in the field, which in Greek is called ἀδολεσχῆσαι, in Hebrew it is read: And Isaac went forth to speak in the field, the evening already declining. That signifies, according to what the Lord alone prayed on the mountain, even Isaac, who in the type of the Lord, as a just man going out of his house, offered spiritual victims to God either at the ninth hour or before sunset.
— Jerome, Hebrew Questions on Genesis

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Dictionary and topics

Abraham — Father of a multitude, son of Terah, named (Gen. 11:27) before his older brothers Nahor and Haran, because he was the heir of the promises. Till the age of seventy, Abram sojourned among his kindred…
Beerlahairoi — (a well of the living), a living spring, Authorized Version, fountain, comp. (Jeremiah 6:7) between Kadesh and Bered, in the wilderness. (Genesis 24:62)
Eliezer — God his help. (1.) “Of Damascus,” the “steward” (R.V., “possessor”) of Abraham’s house (Gen. 15:2, 3). It was probably he who headed the embassy sent by Abraham to the old home of his family in…
Gate — (1.) Of cities, as of Jerusalem (Jer. 37:13; Neh. 1:3; 2:3; 3:3), of Sodom (Gen. 19:1), of Gaza (Judg. 16:3). (2.) Of royal palaces (Neh. 2:8). (3.) Of the temple of Solomon (1 Kings 6:34, 35; 2…
Isaac — Laughter. (1) Israel, or the kingdom of the ten tribes (Amos 7:9, 16). (2.) The only son of Abraham by Sarah. He was the longest lived of the three patriarchs (Gen. 21:1-3). He was circumcised when…
Laban — White. (1.) The son of Bethuel, who was the son of Nahor, Abraham’s brother. He lived at Haran in Mesopotamia. His sister Rebekah was Isaac’s wife (Gen. 24). Jacob, one of the sons of this marriage,…
Lahairoi — (well of the living God), The well. In this form is given in the Authorized Version of (Genesis 24:62) and Genesis25:11 The name of the famous well of Hagar’s relief, in the oasis of verdure round…
Rebekah — A noose, the daughter of Bethuel, and the wife of Isaac (Gen. 22:23; 24:67). The circumstances under which Abraham’s “steward” found her at the “city of Nahor,” in Padan-aram, are narrated in Gen.…
Beer-Lahai-Roi · Al — Al
Isaac · .Lives in the — .Lives in the
Lahai-Roi · General references

Genesis 24:62

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 24:62–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 24:53

Adam Clarke on Genesis 24:62

John Gill on Genesis 24:62

John Calvin

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Genesis 24:62

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 24:62–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 24:53

Adam Clarke on Genesis 24:62

John Gill on Genesis 24:62

John Calvin

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Genesis 24:61–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 24:62

Rashi on Genesis 24:16