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Meaning: the well of him that liveth and seeth me · 2 cross references · Modern-day map available
Beer-lahai-roi was the well where Hagar encountered the living God who saw her, later associated with Isaac's dwelling. It is important because it joins divine seeing, wilderness mercy, and patriarchal continuity. First appears in Gen 24:62.1
AI summary: Beer-lahai-roi is one of the Bible's most personal named wells. Hagar's experience there gives the place its meaning, and the later connection with Isaac shows that the site remained part of the patriarchal landscape. The cross references present Beer-lahai-roi as a well of being seen, survival, and family continuity.1
I.e., “the well of him that liveth and seeth me,” or, as some render it, “the well of the vision of life”, the well where the Lord met with Hagar (Gen. 16:7-14). Isaac dwelt beside this well (24:62; 25:11). It has been identified with ‘Ain Muweileh, or Moilahhi, south-west of Beersheba, and about 12 miles W. from Kadesh-barnea. 3
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.