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Genesis 16:14

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Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
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  1. Genesis 24:62Rank 1 from verse 14
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    62And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the south country.

  2. Genesis 25:11Rank 2 from verse 14
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    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.

  3. Genesis 21:31Rank 3 from verse 14
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    31Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them.

  4. Numbers 13:26Rank 4 from verse 14
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    26¶ 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.

  5. Genesis 14:7Rank 5 from verse 14
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    7And they returned, and came to En-mishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezon-tamar.

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Genesis 16:14

COMBINED MEANING

wherefore

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1. For that reason, or as a conclusion from what precedes; therefore or consequently. 2. For what reason or purpose; why.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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called

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

behold

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1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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16:7¶ And the angel of the Lord found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

16:8And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.

16:9And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

16:10And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

16:11And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the Lord hath heard thy affliction.

16:12And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

16:13And she called the name of the Lord that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?

16:14Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

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