Beer-lahai-roi
The well where Hagar met an angel; Isaac later settled here.
First mentioned in the Bible
"She called the name of Jehovah who spoke to her: 'You are a God of seeing,' for she said, 'Here I have seen the one who sees me!' So the well was called Beer-lahai-roi."— Genesis 16:13-14
Background
Beer-lahai-roi means 'well of the Living One who sees me.' Sarah's servant Hagar, mistreated after becoming pregnant, fled to the wilderness. Jehovah's angel found her by this well, told her to return, and promised her descendants would be numerous. Hagar called Jehovah 'the Jehovah God who sees me.' Isaac later settled near here.
Related Scriptures (New World Translation)
Then she called on the name of Jehovah, who was speaking to her: “You are a God of sight,” for she said: “Have I here actually looked upon the one who sees me?” That is why the well was called Beʹer-laʹhai-roi. (It is between Kaʹdesh and Beʹred.)— Genesis 16:13-14Explore Beer-lahai-roi on the interactive map →
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