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It can still be found between Kadesh and Bered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; it lies between Kadesh and Bered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi. It is located between Kadesh and Bered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Wherefore the well was called Beerlahairoi; behold, <i>it is</i> between Kadesh and Bered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore the well was called Beer Lahai Roi; observe, <i>it is</i> between Kadesh and Bered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi (Well of the Living One Who Sees Me); it is between Kadesh and Bered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />That is why the well is called Beer-lahai-roi. It is between Kadesh and Bered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />That is why she named the spring, &#8220A Well of the Living One Who Sees Me.&#8221 It is located between Kadesh and Bered. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi. Behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />That's why people call the well between Kadesh and Bered, "The Well of the Living One Who Sees Me." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />This is why the well is named Beer Lahai Roi [Well of the Living One Who Watches Over Me]. It is still there between Kadesh and Bered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />That is why people call the well between Kadesh and Bered "The Well of the Living One Who Sees Me." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />That's why the spring was called, "The Well of the Living One who Looks after Me." It was between Kadesh and Bered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi. It is located between Kadesh and Bered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />That is why the well was called Beer Lahai Roi. (It is located between Kadesh and Bered.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the well was called Beer Lahai Roi. Look, it is between Kadesh and Bered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Wherefore the well was called Beer-la-hai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the well was called Beer Lahai Roi. Behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore has one called the well, “The well of the Living One, my beholder”; behold, between Kadesh and Bered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> therefore hath one called the well, 'The well of the Living One, my beholder;' lo, between Kadesh and Bered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For this, the well was called, The well of him seeing me; behold, between Kadesh and between Bered.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Therefore she called that well, The well of him that liveth and seeth me. The same is between Cades and Bared. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Because of this, she called that well: ‘The well of the one who lives and who sees me.’ The same is between Kadesh and Bered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />That is why the well is called Beer-lahai-roi. It is between Kadesh and Bered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; it lies between Kadesh and Bered.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Therefore she called the well, Beer-di-khaya-khizan (which means, the well of the Living One who saw me). Behold, it is between Rakim and Gadar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because of this, she called this well “Beer D'Khaya Khezan"; behold, it is between Raqeem and Gadar.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Therefore she called the well, The well of him whom I have openly seen; behold it is between Cades and Barad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/16-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=3421" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/16.htm">The Birth of Ishmael</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>So Hagar gave this name to the LORD who had spoken to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “Here I have seen the One who sees me!” <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">Therefore</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/875.htm" title="875: lab·bə·’êr (Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- A well, pit. From ba'ar; a pit; especially a well.">the well</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: qā·rā (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">was called</a> <a href="/hebrew/883.htm" title="883: bə·’êr (Prep) -- From 'er and chay and ro'eh; well of a living my Seer; Beer-Lachai-Roi, a place in the Desert."></a> <a href="/hebrew/883.htm" title="883: la·ḥay (Prep) -- From 'er and chay and ro'eh; well of a living my Seer; Beer-Lachai-Roi, a place in the Desert."></a> <a href="/hebrew/883.htm" title="883: rō·’î (N-proper-fs) -- From 'er and chay and ro'eh; well of a living my Seer; Beer-Lachai-Roi, a place in the Desert.">Beer-lahai-roi.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">It is located</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: ḇên- (Prep) -- An interval, space between. ">between</a> <a href="/hebrew/6946.htm" title="6946: qā·ḏêš (N-proper-fs) -- Sacred, a place in the desert. The same as qadesh; sanctuary; Kadesh, a place in the Desert.">Kadesh</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: ū·ḇên (Conj-w:: Prep) -- An interval, space between. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1260.htm" title="1260: bā·reḏ (N-proper-fs) -- From barad; hail; Bered, the name of a place south of Palestine, also of an Israelite.">and Bered.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>And Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son she had borne.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/21-19.htm">Genesis 21:19</a></span><br />Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-22.htm">Exodus 15:22-27</a></span><br />Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the Desert of Shur. For three days they walked in the desert without finding water. / And when they came to Marah, they could not drink the water there because it was bitter. (That is why it was named Marah.) / So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/20-8.htm">Numbers 20:8-11</a></span><br />“Take the staff and assemble the congregation. You and your brother Aaron are to speak to the rock while they watch, and it will pour out its water. You will bring out water from the rock and provide drink for the congregation and their livestock.” / So Moses took the staff from the LORD’s presence, just as he had been commanded. / Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly in front of the rock, and Moses said to them, “Listen now, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-15.htm">Deuteronomy 8:15</a></span><br />He led you through the vast and terrifying wilderness with its venomous snakes and scorpions, a thirsty and waterless land. He brought you water from the rock of flint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-35.htm">Psalm 107:35</a></span><br />He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-6.htm">Isaiah 35:6-7</a></span><br />Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert. / The parched ground will become a pool, the thirsty land springs of water. In the haunt where jackals once lay, there will be grass and reeds and papyrus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-17.htm">Isaiah 41:17-18</a></span><br />The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. / I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-19.htm">Isaiah 43:19-20</a></span><br />Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert. / The beasts of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-10.htm">John 4:10-14</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.” / “Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water? / Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37-39</a></span><br />On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. / Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’” / He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-16.htm">Revelation 7:16-17</a></span><br />‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’ / For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-6.htm">Revelation 21:6</a></span><br />And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-1.htm">Revelation 22:1-2</a></span><br />Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb / down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-17.htm">Revelation 22:17</a></span><br />The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/23-1.htm">Psalm 23:1-2</a></span><br />A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. / He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Why the well was called Beerlahairoi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.</p><p class="hdg">Beer-lahri-roi.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/21-31.htm">Genesis 21:31</a></b></br> Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/24-62.htm">Genesis 24:62</a></b></br> And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi; for he dwelt in the south country.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/25-11.htm">Genesis 25:11</a></b></br> And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahairoi.</p><p class="hdg">Kadesh.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/13-26.htm">Numbers 13:26</a></b></br> And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/micah/2-11.htm">Beer</a> <a href="/genesis/25-11.htm">Beer-Lahai-Roi</a> <a href="/genesis/25-11.htm">Beer-La'hai-Roi</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-12.htm">Beholder</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-20.htm">Bered</a> <a href="/genesis/16-7.htm">Fountain</a> <a href="/genesis/14-7.htm">Kadesh</a> <a href="/genesis/25-11.htm">Lahai</a> <a href="/genesis/25-11.htm">Roi</a> <a href="/genesis/10-9.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/24-62.htm">Beer</a> <a href="/genesis/24-62.htm">Beer-Lahai-Roi</a> <a href="/genesis/24-62.htm">Beer-La'hai-Roi</a> <a href="/genesis/25-11.htm">Beholder</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-20.htm">Bered</a> <a href="/genesis/24-13.htm">Fountain</a> <a href="/genesis/20-1.htm">Kadesh</a> <a href="/genesis/24-62.htm">Lahai</a> <a href="/genesis/24-62.htm">Roi</a> <a href="/genesis/18-13.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/16-1.htm">Sarai, being barren, gives Hagar to Abram.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/16-4.htm">Hagar, being afflicted for despising her mistress, runs away.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/16-7.htm">An angel commands her to return and submit herself, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/16-10.htm">promises her a numerous posterity, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/16-12.htm">and shows their character and condition.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/16-13.htm">Hagar names the place, and returns to Sarai.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/16-15.htm">Ishmael is born.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/16-16.htm">The age of Abram.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This well marks the place where the Angel of the Lord appeared to Hagar, offering her comfort and a promise for her future. The name reflects Hagar's recognition of God's presence and care, even in her distress. This encounter is one of the earliest instances of a theophany, where God reveals Himself directly to a person. The well becomes a symbol of divine provision and sight, emphasizing God's omnipresence and His ability to see and respond to human suffering. This theme of God seeing and providing is echoed throughout Scripture, such as in <a href="/psalms/139.htm">Psalm 139:1-12</a>, where God's intimate knowledge of and care for individuals is celebrated.<p><b>It is located between Kadesh and Bered.</b><br>The geographical markers of Kadesh and Bered help to situate the well within the broader narrative of the patriarchs. Kadesh, often associated with Kadesh-barnea, is a significant location in the wilderness wanderings of the Israelites, serving as a place of both testing and revelation. Bered is less well-known, but its mention alongside Kadesh suggests a location in the Negev region, south of Canaan. This area is characterized by its arid climate, making the presence of a well particularly vital for survival. The mention of these locations underscores the historical and geographical reality of the biblical narrative, providing a tangible context for the events described. The well's location also foreshadows future events in the lives of the patriarchs, as it becomes a recurring site in the story of Isaac, who later dwells in the region (<a href="/genesis/24-62.htm">Genesis 24:62</a>). This continuity highlights the enduring significance of God's promises and the places where He reveals Himself to His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hagar.htm">Hagar</a></b><br>An Egyptian maidservant of Sarai, who fled from Sarai's harsh treatment and encountered the Angel of the LORD by a spring in the desert.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_angel_of_the_lord.htm">The Angel of the LORD</a></b><br>A divine messenger who appeared to Hagar, providing her with guidance and promises about her son, Ishmael.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/beer-lahai-roi.htm">Beer-lahai-roi</a></b><br>The well where Hagar encountered the Angel of the LORD. The name means "Well of the Living One who sees me," signifying God's awareness and care.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/k/kadesh.htm">Kadesh</a></b><br>A region in the desert, often associated with holiness and consecration.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/bered.htm">Bered</a></b><br>A location near Kadesh, helping to geographically situate the well of Beer-lahai-roi.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god_sees_and_cares_for_the_afflicted.htm">God Sees and Cares for the Afflicted</a></b><br>Just as God saw Hagar in her distress, He sees us in our struggles and provides comfort and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_encounters_in_unexpected_places.htm">Divine Encounters in Unexpected Places</a></b><br>Hagar's encounter with God at a well in the desert reminds us that God can meet us in the most unlikely and desolate places of our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/n/naming_as_a_response_to_divine_revelation.htm">Naming as a Response to Divine Revelation</a></b><br>The naming of Beer-lahai-roi reflects Hagar's recognition of God's presence and care. We, too, can acknowledge God's work in our lives through our testimonies and declarations of faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_promises_amidst_human_failures.htm">God's Promises Amidst Human Failures</a></b><br>Despite the complicated circumstances of Hagar's situation, God's promises to her and her son Ishmael demonstrate His faithfulness and sovereignty.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_beer_lahai_roi_important.htm">What is the significance of Beer Lahai Roi?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_the_bible_mention_preaching_plagiarism.htm">What is the significance of Beer Lahai Roi?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_god's_justice_shown_in_gen_16_6.htm">How can we reconcile God's justice with Sarah's harsh treatment of Hagar (Genesis 16:6)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/address_abram's_moral_dilemma_in_genesis.htm">How do we address the moral dilemma of Abram fathering a child with his wife's servant (Genesis 16:1-4)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">Beer-lahai-roi.</span>--That is, <span class= "ital">Well of the living-seeing </span>(of God), the well where God has been seen, and the beholder still lives. It became afterwards a favourite dwelling-place of Isaac (<a href="/genesis/25-11.htm" title="And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelled by the well Lahairoi.">Genesis 25:11</a>), and was probably, therefore, surrounded by pastures, but its site has not been identified. For Kadesh see <a href="/genesis/14-7.htm" title="And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelled in Hazezontamar.">Genesis 14:7</a>. Bered is absolutely unknown.<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Wherefore the well was called</span> - in all likelihood first by Hagar - <span class="cmt_word">Beer-lahai-roi</span>, or the well of him that liveth and seeth me (A.V.); but either <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> the well of the living one of vision, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> of God, who appeared there (Onkeles, Rosenmüller, Lange) or <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> the well of the life of vision, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> where after seeing God life was preserved (Gesenius, Keil, Kalisch, Murphy), or where in consequence of seeing God a new life was imparted (Inglis). <span class="cmt_word">Behold, it is between Kadesh</span> (<span class="accented">vide</span> <a href="/genesis/14-7.htm">Genesis 14:7</a>) <span class="cmt_word">and Bered</span>. Of uncertain situation; but the well has probably been discovered in <span class="accented">Ain</span> <span class="accented">Kades</span> (called by the Arabs <span class="accented">Moilahi Hagar</span>), to the south of Beersheba, and about twelve miles from Kadesh (cf. Keil <span class="accented">in lees</span>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/16-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Therefore</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the well</span><br /><span class="heb">לַבְּאֵ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(lab·bə·’êr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_875.htm">Strong's 875: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pit, a well</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was called</span><br /><span class="heb">קָרָ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(qā·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Beer-lahai-roi.</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹאִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(rō·’î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_883.htm">Strong's 883: </a> </span><span class="str2">Beer-lahai-roi -- 'well of the living One that sees me', a place in the desert</span><br /><br /><span class="word">It is located</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנֵּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">between</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵין־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇên-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> </span><span class="str2">An interval, space between</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Kadesh</span><br /><span class="heb">קָדֵ֖שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(qā·ḏêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6946.htm">Strong's 6946: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kadesh -- 'sacred', a place in the desert</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Bered.</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּֽרֶד׃</span> <span class="translit">(bā·reḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1260.htm">Strong's 1260: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bered -- a place near Kadesh, also an Ephraimite</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/16-14.htm">Genesis 16:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/16-14.htm">Genesis 16:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/16-14.htm">Genesis 16:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/16-14.htm">Genesis 16:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/16-14.htm">Genesis 16:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/16-14.htm">Genesis 16:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/16-14.htm">Genesis 16:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/16-14.htm">Genesis 16:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/16-14.htm">Genesis 16:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/16-14.htm">Genesis 16:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/16-14.htm">OT Law: Genesis 16:14 Therefore the well was called Beer Lahai (Gen. 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